A Canadian citizen has been detained in Mexico after a deadly shooting at a hotel along the Caribbean coast that killed two Canadians and wounded one other last week.
The attack took place Friday at the Hotel Xcaret resort south of Playa del Carmen. The attackers apparently had guest wrist bands to enter the resort.
In a statement to Global News Tuesday, Global Affairs Canada said “it is aware of the death of two Canadian citizens and the detention of a Canadian citizen in Mexico”. “Consular officials are in contact with local authorities to gather information and are providing consular assistance,” the emailed statement from a GAC spokesperson said, without adding further details. Read more: 2 Canadians killed, 1 wounded in shooting at a Mexico resort On Friday, prosecutors said both dead men had criminal records in Canada, and one was a known felon with a long record related to robbery, drug and weapons offenses.
Oscar Montes, the chief prosecutor of the Quintana Roo state, said Tuesday that the attack appeared to be “motivated by debts that arose from transnational illegal activities that the victims participated in” as members of international gangs.