Guerrero’s attorney general’s office said two gunmen arrived at Playa Manzanillo around 3:40 p.m., entered the restaurant and shot and killed two men inside. Police chased the perpetrators to the beach as they tried to escape to the sea. According to the report, it seems that one of the gunmen may have escaped but was seriously injured by the police. The other perpetrator was shot dead.
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A video posted on YouTube shows beachgoers running to hide and police chasing along the water. The story goes on under the ad Two 9 mm pistols were found and confiscated in the area by the authorities. The state attorney general’s office will investigate the shooting. Trending Stories
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This is not the first time that Acapulco has seen shots fired on the beach. The area has been plagued by gang violence since 2006, when the Mexican government began deploying an army to fight cartel-related violence. Since then, more than 340,000 people have been killed in an escalating war between drug cartels and the government. Another violent incident took place in the state of Guerrero on Thursday. Reuters reported that the severed heads of six men were found over a Volkswagen in Chilapa de Alvarez, with a sign warning others that “This will happen to anyone involved”. The story goes on under the ad
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The same day, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador claimed that the popular media fascinated the lives of drug traffickers, portraying it as a life full of “beautiful women, fortunes, the latest cars, jewelry, branded clothes, power.” Two weeks ago, a British businessman was killed in front of his teenage daughter in Playa del Carmen, a popular beach destination in Quintana Roo, Mexico. Earlier this year, two Canadians were killed and one was arrested in connection with shootings south of Playa del Carmen. Lopez Obrador took office in 2018 and is trying to tackle the wave of violence in his country with social programs that address the root causes of poverty. He called on the United States to invest in Mexico’s economic development instead of sending helicopters and weapons. 2: 162 Canadians Shot, 1 Injured in Mexico Resort Shots Previous Video Next Video © 2022 Global News, part of Corus Entertainment Inc.
