Cancun, Q.R. — A man died Wednesday night after being physically assaulted by a group of neighbors. The man in his 20s died from injuries sustained after being captured by a group in the Villas del Mar subdivision.
Neighbors ran after the man when they suspected he was robbing from a home located in the SM 248 neighborhood.
According to initial reports, the man was allegedly caught stealing from a home in the area when neighbors subdued and beat him until he was unconscious. Police were called around 8:40 p.m. to an address on Segunda Privada El Peral Street.
Medical personnel were requested by responding officers who found the man leaning against a building. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The State Attorney General (FGE) has started an investigation into searching for those responsible. The identity of the now deceased has not been made public.
