2 dead after shootout between alleged drug gangs near Cancun resorts
ABC News
Two people are dead after a shooting involving alleged drug dealers in a Mexico resort zone Thursday afternoon, authorities said.
Two people are dead after a shooting involving alleged drug gangs in a Mexico resort zone Thursday afternoon, authorities said.
The shooting occurred on a beach in Puerto Morelos, south of Cancun, during a confrontation between alleged members of rival groups of drug dealers, according to a statement from the Quintana Roo Attorney General's Office. Two of the alleged gang members died, and there were no additional injuries, the office said.
The stretch of beach is near two resorts, and the shooting sent vacationers running to their hotel rooms.
An American vacationing in Cancun confirmed to ABC News that he heard shots fired while at the Hyatt Ziva Hotel in Puerto Morelos.
