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One man, Mike Sington, shared videos of hotel staff and tourists gathered inside the resort., Travel bloggerone of two killed in drug-gang shootout in Mexican Caribbean resort town Tulum, From vaccines to testing:What travelers need to know before the new US travel system on Nov. 8, Sington shared that people were hugging each other and crying during the incident. Lucio Hernandez Gutierrez, the chief of police of the coastal state of Quintana Roo, said the attackers apparently pulled up to the beach on jet skis and opened fire at a beach in Cancun's hotel zone. Arriving at the San Jose (SJD) Los Cabos Airport. Vacayas co-founder Patrick Gunn said: Vacaya can confirm there was a gang-related shooting incident near the Hyatt Ziva Riviera Cancun on November 4 and it was in no way a targeted attack on the LGBT+ community. There have been signs that the situation in Quintana Roo state, where all the resorts are located, was out of control months ago. Leer en Espaol. The administration of President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador has pinned its hopes on the so-called Maya Riviera, where it has announced plans to build an international airport and a stop for the Maya train, which will run in a loop around the Yucatan peninsula. Guests at the nearby Azul Beach Resort also posted videos of people taking shelter or gathering in the lobby. SCOOP: CBP sources say 5 U.S. border agents shot, including one fatally, by narcos off the coast of Puerto Rico. 2014 iTravel Connected, San Jose Del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico. The Cabo Rojo area is known as a major drug smuggling route. Guests at the Hyatt and nearby Azul Beach Resort shared footage and photos of tourists hiding in the hotels during the incident. One of the women was born in India but lived in the United States, while the other was from Germany. Stayed at the JW Marriott. WebMEXICO CITY, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Two suspected drug gang members were shot dead on a beachfront near the Mexican resort of Cancun on Thursday, authorities said, in an Arms initially thought it was some kind of show. one of two killed in drug-gang shootout in Mexican Caribbean resort town Tulum, What travelers need to know before the new US travel system on Nov. 8, killed in crossfire of a drug-gang shootout, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. And in nearby Playa del Carmen, police staged a massive raid in October on the beach towns restaurant-lined Quinta Avenida, detaining 26 suspects most apparently for drug sales after a city policewoman was shot to death. 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It is not the first time that tourists have been caught in the crossfire of such battles. today read: The Los Cabos Tourism Board is No travel advisories, called our hotel, they said "don't worry." A native of Jalisco, Moscote finished fourth in the Seville Marathon on Sunday with a time of 2 hours, 24 minutes and 53 seconds. If you are a resident of another country or region, please select the appropriate version of Tripadvisor for your country or region in the drop-down menu. The hotel said that the incident appeared to be targeted and isolated.. And everyone is reeling from the shock. Not everyone was as unflappable as Lebassa, though. drug related but this has still NOT been confirmed. The shootings were the latest chapter in drug gang violence that has sullied the reputation of Mexico's Caribbean coast as a once-tranquil oasis. DC SHOOTING LEAVES 2 DEAD, 3 WOUNDED AS CITY GRAPPLES WITH VIOLENCE Authorities did not immediately know why the child was at the scene, Fox 11 reported. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. A research team from the University of Guadalajara is racing to save the famed islands' Giant Daisy Tree from extinction from blackberries. Noticed a few police (ta && ta.queueForLoad ? The shooting is the latest in a string of violent incidents on the resort-studded coast and came in the same week that a special battalion of National Guard troops was assigned to protect the area. Im fine now, barricaded in my hotel room for the night, just trying to decompress.". This beach is right next to the One & Only Palmilla. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Shanquella Robinson, 25, sounds upbeat in the clip, which she reportedly shot at the luxury Fundadores Beach Club in San Jos del Cabo, according to RadarOnline. The trouble endangers Mexican President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obradors hopes for economic progress in the so-called Riviera Maya, named for its proximity to Mayan ruins such as Chichen Itza. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas acknowledged the agents death in testimony before a Senate committee Thursday morning: Ranking Member (Rob) Portman mentioned the tragic loss of one of our front-line personnel. There have been signs that the situation in Quintana Roo state, where all the resorts are located, was out of control months ago. They may not be after us but I doubt if they care if one of us gets in the way. When it began, the Hyatt was hosting a week-long Day of the Dead celebration for LGBT+ travellers, organised by a New York travel company called Vacaya. The killers apparently arrived by boat. majority of incidents have not occurred near the tourist areas. aware of an incident that occurred on the public beach of Palmilla on the afternoon of Sunday, August 6. He has been the minister of public security since February 2018. Passengers were left screaming and running for their lives after an explosion in a baggage machine at Cancun airport. The shooting at the ritzy resort is just the latest brazen act of violence along Mexicos famed Mayan Riviera. She asked for anyone with information about the shooting to contact the authorities and said the bureaus evidence response team was responding to the scene. Claudia Anaya, a former Mexican senator, described the experience as a horror movie, asking: Do you think tourists want to keep coming to share our tragedy?. Authorities are working together to ensure that visitors and residents Why did you move (or are thinking to move) to Mexico. Gun Violence Archive (GVA) is a not for profit corporation formed in 2013 to provide free online public access to accurate information about gun-related violence in the United States. 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The attack took place in the Petempich Bay, between Cancun and the quieter former fishing village of Playa del Carmen on Mexicos tropical Yucatn Peninsula. More than 186,000 people have been murdered and another 30,000 have gone missing in Mexico Jennifer holds a bachelor's degree from Boston University, and prior to entering the journalism field in 2014, she worked as a court stenographer for nearly 20 years, serving as the official court reporter for more than two dozen first-degree murder cases in North Carolina. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, Holidaymakers at the five-star luxury beach resort in Cancun barricaded themselves in rooms when a party of 10-15 armed criminals arrived on the beach, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. ta.queueForLoad : function(f, g){document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', f);})(function(){ta.trackEventOnPage('postLinkInline', 'impression', 'postLinks-85370408', '');}, 'log_autolink_impression');Cabo with the kids this week, a friend is actually currently driving down there, spoke to some locals met along the way who say there has been an escalation of violence in Cabo and after watching (listening to) video with automatic weapons fire right next door to a hotel which I would have considered to be untouchable, it is concerning and it appears there are additional shootings in other neighborhoods, sounds like nine dead or shot (not sure if all died) over the weekend. 14 years ago. 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