Motorcycle Gunmen Kill Teenager in Cancun Neighborhood

Crime scene tape at a residential building in Cancun after a fatal shooting

Cancun, Quintana Roo — Two gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed a 17-year-old boy in the Villas Otoch Paraíso neighborhood Sunday morning, authorities said.

The attack occurred around 11 a.m. in a walkway of block 107 in the supermanzana 259 housing complex. Witnesses reported hearing at least four gunshots and saw the victim collapse outside a building.

Municipal police arrived to find the teenager lying in a pool of blood. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.

Neighbors told investigators the two suspects fled on a motorcycle in an unknown direction after the shooting. The victim sustained a gunshot wound to the head, according to initial reports.

The State Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation into the homicide.


Discover more from Riviera Maya News & Events

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

By Javier Mendez

Javier Mendez covers public safety, law enforcement, and legal affairs in Quintana Roo. He monitors official reports from the FGE (State Prosecutor's Office), the Mexican Navy, and municipal police to deliver accurate English summaries of crime, trafficking cases, arrests, and court rulings affecting the Riviera Maya region.

Discover more from Riviera Maya News & Events

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading