Playa del Carmen, Mexico — A man was murdered on Monday night inside a truck in the Ejido neighborhood after being attacked by gunmen traveling on a motorcycle.
The attack occurred around 8:00 PM on 18th Street, between 95th and 100th Avenues. According to witnesses, the assailants pulled up alongside the truck carrying the victim and fired at him at point-blank range, without giving him an opportunity to exit the vehicle.
The driver was left seriously wounded. Although paramedics arrived on the scene, they were unable to provide assistance, as he had lost his life within minutes.
The area was secured by Municipal Police, who deployed a large operation to locate those responsible. Simultaneously, the State Attorney General's Office began the corresponding investigative procedures and maintained an extensive cordon around the crime scene.
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