Recent Quotes View Full List My Watchlist Create Watchlist Indicators DJI Nasdaq Composite SPX Gold Crude Oil EL&P Market Index Markets Stocks ETFs Tools Overview News Currencies International Treasuries Gunmen on jet skis kill 12-year-old boy on Cancun beach while firing at rival drug dealer: Mexican officials By: FOXNews.com July 30, 2024 at 13:13 PM EDT Prosecutors in Mexico said that gunmen on jet skis opened fire on a rival drug dealer at a beach in Cancun, killing a 12-year-old boy with a stray bullet. A 12-year-old boy was shot and killed in the resort town of Cancun, Mexico, after gunmen riding jet skis opened fire at a rival drug dealer on a beach Sunday, Mexican authorities said.The boy, a local resident, had been lying on a lounge chair on the beach with his family when he was apparently hit by stray bullets, prosecutors said, according to The Associated Press.The child, who was not named publicly, was rushed to a hospital where he later died. Meanwhile, the gunmen fled the scene on jet skis.The intended target was believed to be a rival drug dealer who was engaged in a dispute over drug sales, according to prosecutors.SINALOA CARTEL CO-FOUNDER ‘EL MAYO’ TAKEN INTO US CUSTODYNo details about the gunmen were immediately provided.Territorial disputes between drug dealers have cost the lives of several tourists in the resorts along Mexico’s Caribbean coast in recent years.DEATH TOLL REACHES 6 IN MEXICAN TEQUILA DISTILLERY BLASTIn 2022, two Canadians were killed in Playa del Carmen, south of Cancun, apparently because of debts between international drug and weapons trafficking gangs.In 2021, further south in Tulum, two tourists — one a California travel blogger born in India and a German national — were killed when they apparently were caught in the crossfire of a gunfight between rival drug dealers.The Associated Press contributed to this report. Related Stocks: Fancamp Exploration Ltd Data & News supplied by www.cloudquote.io Stock quotes supplied by Barchart Quotes delayed at least 20 minutes. By accessing this page, you agree to the following Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
Gunmen on jet skis kill 12-year-old boy on Cancun beach while firing at rival drug dealer: Mexican officials By: FOXNews.com July 30, 2024 at 13:13 PM EDT Prosecutors in Mexico said that gunmen on jet skis opened fire on a rival drug dealer at a beach in Cancun, killing a 12-year-old boy with a stray bullet. A 12-year-old boy was shot and killed in the resort town of Cancun, Mexico, after gunmen riding jet skis opened fire at a rival drug dealer on a beach Sunday, Mexican authorities said.The boy, a local resident, had been lying on a lounge chair on the beach with his family when he was apparently hit by stray bullets, prosecutors said, according to The Associated Press.The child, who was not named publicly, was rushed to a hospital where he later died. Meanwhile, the gunmen fled the scene on jet skis.The intended target was believed to be a rival drug dealer who was engaged in a dispute over drug sales, according to prosecutors.SINALOA CARTEL CO-FOUNDER ‘EL MAYO’ TAKEN INTO US CUSTODYNo details about the gunmen were immediately provided.Territorial disputes between drug dealers have cost the lives of several tourists in the resorts along Mexico’s Caribbean coast in recent years.DEATH TOLL REACHES 6 IN MEXICAN TEQUILA DISTILLERY BLASTIn 2022, two Canadians were killed in Playa del Carmen, south of Cancun, apparently because of debts between international drug and weapons trafficking gangs.In 2021, further south in Tulum, two tourists — one a California travel blogger born in India and a German national — were killed when they apparently were caught in the crossfire of a gunfight between rival drug dealers.The Associated Press contributed to this report. Related Stocks: Fancamp Exploration Ltd