Cancun, Q.R. — A shootout between criminal gang members and Cancun police has left one dead. On Friday afternoon, patrolling Cancun officers were fired upon while traveling the streets of Tres Reyes.
Due to the high incidence of crime in the suburban neighborhood, police were patrolling when they were met by a spray of bullets that forced a repel of the attack. According to Cancun police, three youths were taken into custody.
During the exchange of gunfire, one male was hit and taken to a Cancun hospital where he died Friday night. Police say the 18 year old shot by police during the repel died in the General Hospital several hours after being admitted.
In a statement, the Secretaría de Seguridad Ciudadana de Q.Roo (SSC) said “on Friday afternoon, the Secretariat of Citizen Security of Quintana Roo, in coordination with elements of the Attorney General’s Office of the State of Quintana Roo (FGE), carried out an operation in the vicinity of the Tres Reyes neighborhood due to the high incidence of high-impact criminal acts in the area.
“Upon arrival, the agents were attacked with firearms, so they immediately repelled the aggression, injuring one of the aggressors. After the attack, they proceeded to arrest three people who were found in possession of firearms and different doses of narcotics.
“The injured man, 18 years old, was taken to the General Hospital for medical attention where his death was reported Friday night. The SSC of Quintana Roo reaffirms its commitment to the security of the people of Quintana Roo with the frontal fight against organized crime.”
