Police in Mexico. File photoMEXICO, Jan 22An unidentified gunman opened fire at the Xcaret Hotel in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, Lucio Hernandez Gomez, head of the regional security ministry, said on Twitter.
"After the unfortunate events at the hotel Xcaret, the three victims were immediately taken to the hospital, where, unfortunately, one died. Three of the victims are Canadians", he wrote.
Later, the prosecutor's office of the state of Quintana Roo, referring to the Canadian police, clarified that two people died. «The first person who died had a criminal past: drug trafficking, use forged documents, among other things. The death of the second person who was injured is confirmed, he also had a criminal history,» law enforcement agencies specified. 15-year-old teenager killed in school bus shooting According to Hernandez, the shooting began after a quarrel between hotel guests. Local media report that the criminal fled into the jungle. «This is the one who shot and mortally wounded one of them. The command of the coordination group launched an operational operation to capture him, we will be deeply grateful for any information for prompt detention,» the police chief wrote in another message, attaching to it a photo of a man in a tracksuit with a gun taken by a surveillance camera.
Este es el huésped que disparó ocasionando las lesiones que posteriormente provocaran la muerte a uno de ellos, las autoridades del grupo de coordinacion despliegan fuerte operativo para su captura, cualquier información para pronta detención estaremos profundamente agradecidos. pic.twitter.com/PRDC0hhBBe
— Lucio Hernández Gutiérrez (@Lucio_HG) January 21, 2022