Playa del Carmen, Q.R. — A man who was reported to emergency service for firing a shot gun Wednesday was arrested. The man identified as 44-year-old Said N, was handcuffed in the town of Nuevo Noh Bec in the municipality of Solidaridad.
He was transferred to the back of a Municipal Police unit after they were directed by residents who lead police to a dirt road where they located the man walking with a firearm.
Although he attempted to flee on foot, Said N was intercepted and arrested. Police also seized his loaded shotgun and extra ammo.
On Wednesday afternoon, police responding to the initial call of shots fired in Nuevo Noh Bec hit a woman on a scooter. The head on impact caused the woman’s right leg to be amputated at the knee during the accident.
The unidentified woman was rushed to Playa del Carmen hospital. The status of her condition remains unknown.
