Cozumel, Q.R. — The Cozumel taxi driver gunned down inside an island restaurant Friday night is from a criminal family. Police say they are investigating the criminal activity of other immediate members of the family, including a murder that dates back to 2021.
Saturday night, local authorities released a statement on the shooting that left an islander dead inside a Cozumel restaurant. In a statement, the State Attorney General said the shooting of the Cozumel taxi driver is drug related, specifically to drug dealing, and that they are investigating the criminal activity of other family members dating back to the 2021 murder of one of them.
“The State Attorney General’s Office reports that following the events that occurred in the early hours of January 3 of this year in a restaurant in this municipality in which a male person was deprived of his life, we opened an investigation to clarify these events and find the person or persons responsible in order to bring them to justice.
“According to initial investigations, a taxi driver was in an establishment located on Rafael E. Melgar Avenue, in the Centro neighborhood, when he was attacked, which unfortunately resulted in his death. Agents from this Social Representation arrived at the scene to initiate the corresponding procedure.
“It is worth noting that previous criminal activities of immediate family members are being analyzed, one of whom was killed in 2021. The first line of investigation suggests that the homicide mentioned is related to crimes against health, in the form of drug dealing.
“One victim in this homicide, a minor, was injured and taken to a hospital for medical attention. Her health condition is reported as stable and out of danger. Staff of this autonomous body, in collaboration with authorities from the three levels of government, will continue with the investigations to clarify the facts.”
