One person died Thursday as a result of a shooting that occurred in the parking lot of the Xplor tourist park, in Quintana Roo.
At 7:34 p.m., the Attorney General’s Office (FGE) reported that a man riding a motorcycle shot another who was originally from Culiacán, Sinaloa. The victim was taken to a hospital, where he died.
According to the institution, the events occurred “in an isolated parking lot” and “no impact on tourists is reported.”
The #FGEQuintanaRoo reports that a few moments ago, a subject traveling on a motorcycle injured with a firearm another, originally from Culiacán, Sinaloa, who was taken to the hospital where he died. The events occurred in an isolated parking lot (1/2) pic.twitter.com/BoVxrdhui2
— Attorney General’s Office QR (@FGEQuintanaRoo) April 15, 2022
The prosecutor’s office said search protocols were activated to find and arrest the assailant.
The secretary of Public Security of the state, Lucio Hernández, also reported on what happened. Like the FGR, it noted that the assault occurred in an isolated parking lot. He added that a taxi driver was injured in the leg and that tourists were not affected.
Subject on board a motorcycle injures a person who was in an isolated and little used parking lot between the Tulum-Playa del Carmen federal highway being transferred to a hospital where he dies. In addition, a taxi driver was injured in a pierna.@SSP_QROO. pic.twitter.com/QiHmd7PQRx
— Lucio Hernandez Gutierrez (@Lucio_HG) April 15, 2022
The events take place in the middle of the Easter holiday period, in which Quintana Roo awaits the arrival of national and foreign visitors.
In addition, they also occur while the state registers an uptick in acts of violence, which is reflected in shootings in the vicinity of hotels, murders and the discovery of clandestine graves.
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