At least two people have died after the irruption of an armed commando in a hotel in Puerto Morelos, authorities have said. The Quintana Roo State Prosecutor’s Office, in the Mexican Caribbean, has confirmed that it was a confrontation between rival drug gangs. The local police are already in the vicinity after receiving an emergency call. “Irregular activity was reported to 911 in the vicinity of a hotel,” he reported.
Reports show that about 10 men carrying long weapons entered through the beach area that links the Hyatt Ziva Riviera Cancun and Azul Beach hotels. The authorities have reported that at least one tourist receives medical attention after suffering a blow, but they have added that there are no serious injuries. The first versions claimed that it was a kidnapping, but this information was denied by the Prosecutor’s Office. The two dead were part of the two gangs that participated in the confrontation. “There are no tourists seriously injured or kidnapped,” confirmed Lucio Hernández, state secretary of Public Security.
The @FGEQuintanaRoo reports that there was a confrontation between members of antagonistic groups of drug dealers on a beach in Bahía Petempich, Puerto Morelos. Two of them lost their lives at the scene. There are no serious injuries.
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– Attorney General QR (@FGEQuintanaRoo) November 4, 2021
Guests have assured that they have had to take cover after shots were heard. “Active shooter on the Hyatt Ziva Riviera property,” has posted Mike Sington, an American NBC executive staying at the resort all inclusive. “All the guests and employees are hiding. Paramedics have arrived ”, added Sington. The messages began to spread around two in the afternoon.
Social media posts show how guests and workers are escorted out of the hotel’s public areas and remain crouched for protection, without receiving any explanations. Other messages shared on Twitter show several people who were focused on the lobby after the irruption of the command. The property is located between the tourist centers of Cancun and Playa del Carmen, about 20 kilometers from the international airport, in the municipality of Puerto Morelos.
“We understand that the hotel team immediately contacted the local authorities at the scene to investigate the situation. The hotel team is taking steps in an effort to ensure the safety of guests and colleagues, ”a Hyatt spokesperson told Telemundo.
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