{"id":398095,"date":"2022-01-23T18:13:11","date_gmt":"2022-01-23T15:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/two-tourists-killed-in-shooting-at-mexican-beach-resort\/"},"modified":"2022-01-23T18:13:11","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T15:13:11","slug":"two-tourists-killed-in-shooting-at-mexican-beach-resort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/two-tourists-killed-in-shooting-at-mexican-beach-resort\/","title":{"rendered":"#Two tourists killed in shooting at Mexican beach resort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Two tourists killed in shooting at Mexican beach resort<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Two Canadians were killed and a third was wounded in a shooting at their five-star hotel in the Mexican resort town of Playa del Carmen, state authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>The gunfire erupted after a group of Canadian guests got into an argument Friday at the upscale Xcaret Hotel, said Lucio Hern\u00e1ndez Guti\u00e9rrez, the Public Secretary of Defense for the state of Quintana Roo.<\/p>\n<p>The three victims were transported to the hospital, but two died, including one en route, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>Both of the guests who died had criminal records, state authorities said, citing information from the Canadian police.<\/p>\n<p>Mexican authorities are searching for the gunman who is understood to have had a \u201clong\u201d criminal record, including robbery, drug and weapons offenses.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect, who has not been identified, was seen on surveillance footage in a gray sweatsuit and black face mask in front of the pool.<\/p>\n<p>The hotel said that the incident <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared to be \u201ctargeted and isolated.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/mexico-tourist-killed-220121-MEXICO-VIOLENCE_CANADA.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Forensic technicians and hotel employees stand near a scene where three Canadian citizens were injured.\" class=\"wp-image-20934798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/mexico-tourist-killed-220121-MEXICO-VIOLENCE_CANADA.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/mexico-tourist-killed-220121-MEXICO-VIOLENCE_CANADA.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/mexico-tourist-killed-220121-MEXICO-VIOLENCE_CANADA.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The hotel said that the shooting appeared to be \u201ctargeted and isolated.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stringer\/REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe deeply regret the events that occurred at Hotel Xcaret this afternoon,\u201d it said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The shooting at the ritzy resort is just the latest brazen act of violence along Mexico\u2019s famed Mayan Riviera,<\/p>\n<p>In November, a shootout on the beach of Puerto Morelos left two suspected drug dealers dead.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/mexico-tourist-killed-220121-GettyImages-1237889455.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"An ambulance remains outside the Playamed hospital.\" class=\"wp-image-20934801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/mexico-tourist-killed-220121-GettyImages-1237889455.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/mexico-tourist-killed-220121-GettyImages-1237889455.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/mexico-tourist-killed-220121-GettyImages-1237889455.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Three victims were transported to the hospital.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Juan Manuel Valdivia\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/mexico-tourist-killed-220121-MEXICO-VIOLENCE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Authorities guard the entrance of a hospital.\" class=\"wp-image-20934808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/mexico-tourist-killed-220121-MEXICO-VIOLENCE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/mexico-tourist-killed-220121-MEXICO-VIOLENCE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/mexico-tourist-killed-220121-MEXICO-VIOLENCE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Two of the shooting victims died, including one en route to the hospital.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Alonso Cupul\/EPA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In late October, two tourists \u2014 one a California <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> blogger born in India and the other German \u2014 were killed in the apparent crossfire of rival drug dealers in Tulum.<\/p>\n<p>President Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador has since sent nearly 1,500 members of the National Guard to reinforce security in the area.<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post wires<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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