{"id":1231747,"date":"2022-01-22T13:52:16","date_gmt":"2022-01-22T18:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1231747"},"modified":"2022-01-22T13:52:20","modified_gmt":"2022-01-22T18:52:20","slug":"gunman-kills-two-canadian-tourists-in-mexican-caribbean-resort-say-authorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gunman-kills-two-canadian-tourists-in-mexican-caribbean-resort-say-authorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunman Kills Two Canadian Tourists in Mexican Caribbean Resort, Say Authorities"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgunman-kills-two-canadian-tourists-in-mexican-caribbean-resort-say-authorities%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1231747&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Riviera-Maya-Gunman-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">A lone gunman shot a group of three Canadians who were staying at an upscale resort in Mexico\u2019s Mayan Riviera, killing two of them. Mexican authorities claim that the two fatal victims had criminal histories tied to drug trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>The shooting took place on Friday afternoon at the upscale Xcaret Hotel in Mexico\u2019s famed Mayan Riviera. The hotel is at a midpoint between Playa del Carmen and Tulum, in the state of Quintana Roo. According to information released by Lucio Hernandez Gutierrez, the head of police for Quintana Roo, the three Canadian tourists were guests at the hotel and a fourth guest went up to them and after an apparent argument began shooting. The gunman then ran into the jungle area and has not been captured.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">Este es el hu\u00e9sped que dispar\u00f3 ocasionando las lesiones que posteriormente provocaran la muerte a uno de ellos, las autoridades del grupo de coordinacion despliegan fuerte operativo para su captura, cualquier informaci\u00f3n para pronta detenci\u00f3n estaremos profundamente agradecidos. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PRDC0hhBBe\">pic.twitter.com\/PRDC0hhBBe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lucio Hern\u00e1ndez Guti\u00e9rrez (@Lucio_HG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lucio_HG\/status\/1484641725956112384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Multiple tourists shared videos of the chaos that ensued after the shooting.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">Video del lugar del ataque en el Hotel Xcaret donde tres turistas canadienses fueron heridos, uno de los cuales muri\u00f3 posteriormente. El atacante sigue pr\u00f3fugo <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QZwQBsacIp\">https:\/\/t.co\/QZwQBsacIp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U63DeN1ksV\">pic.twitter.com\/U63DeN1ksV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Noticaribe (@Noticaribe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Noticaribe\/status\/1484657175695958021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>According to the local news outlet Noticaribe, the shootings appeared to have been a targeted attack where someone in a white vehicle brought the handgun to the shooting suspect. Public officials also claimed that one of the victims was considered a \u201cvery dangerous\u201d individual in Canada, <a href=\"https:\/\/noticaribe.com.mx\/2022\/01\/21\/sube-a-dos-el-numero-de-muertos-en-hotel-xcaret-ventila-el-fiscal-presunto-historial-delictivo-de-turistas-canadienses-atacados-en-complejo-turistico-de-la-riviera-maya\/\">Noticaribe<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">SEGUIMIENTO | ATAQUE EN XCARET FUE PLANIFICADO: Revelan que veh\u00edculo llev\u00f3 arma al hu\u00e9sped que dispar\u00f3 contra tres turistas canadienses, matando a uno y dejando dos heridos <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QZwQBsacIp\">https:\/\/t.co\/QZwQBsacIp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8KA3kojHbb\">pic.twitter.com\/8KA3kojHbb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Noticaribe (@Noticaribe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Noticaribe\/status\/1484685857726640138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hours later, the Quintana Roo Attorney General\u2019s Office revealed that two of the Canadian tourists had died and both had criminal histories. Since Mexican authorities have not revealed the full names of the victims, Breitbart Texas was unable to independently verify if the victims did indeed have criminal histories. In other cases, Mexico\u2019s government has claimed that victims had criminal histories as a way to divert blame from their inability to effectively decrease violence.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">ACTUALIZACI\u00d3N: La primera persona que perdi\u00f3 la vida (<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oRSVAHKHIn\">https:\/\/t.co\/oRSVAHKHIn<\/a>) contaba con antecedentes delictivos: tr\u00e1fico de drogas, uso falso de identidad -entre otros-. Se confirma el deceso de otra persona que result\u00f3 lesionada. (R.J.D) tambi\u00e9n contaba con historial criminal<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fiscal\u00eda General QR (@FGEQuintanaRoo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FGEQuintanaRoo\/status\/1484688953034874880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Authorities identified the two decedents as A.T.CH and R.J.D. The local newspaper <a href=\"https:\/\/noticaribe.com.mx\/2022\/01\/21\/preliminar-nuevo-episodio-de-violencia-en-complejo-turistico-en-la-riviera-maya-muere-persona-baleada-al-interior-del-hotel-xcaret-al-sur-de-playa-del-carmen-reportan-tres-heridos-mas-por-ataque-d\/\">Noticaribe<\/a> revealed that the three shooting victims have been identified by the first names of Jessica, Robert, and Thomas.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the many assurances given by Mexico\u2019s government, the tourist areas of Quintana Roo, including Cancun, Playa Del Carmen, and others have seen a dramatic spike in violence as rival criminal organizations fight for control of the local drug trade as well as smuggling routes into Mexico.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ildefonso Ortiz is an award-winning journalist with Breitbart Texas. He co-founded Breitbart Texas\u2019 Cartel Chronicles project with Brandon Darby&nbsp;and senior Breitbart management.&nbsp;You can follow him on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IldefonsoOrtiz\"><em>Twitter<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;and on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Ildefonso-Ortiz\/731511040246659\"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em>. He can be contacted at&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"mailto:Iortiz@breitbart.com\"><em>Iortiz@breitbart.com<\/em><\/a><em>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Brandon Darby is the managing director and editor-in-chief of Breitbart Texas. He co-founded Breitbart Texas\u2019 Cartel Chronicles project with Ildefonso Ortiz and senior Breitbart management. Follow him on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brandondarby?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\"><em>Twitter&nbsp;<\/em><\/a><em>and&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/brandonmichaeldarby\"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em>. He can be contacted at&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"mailto:bdarby@breitbart.com\"><em>bdarby@breitbart.com<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lone gunman shot a group of three Canadians who were staying at an upscale resort in Mexico\u2019s Mayan Riviera, killing two of them. 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