Cancun, Q.R. — Police in Cancun are investigating the discovery of a dead body on a dirt road off José López Portillo Avenue. The body, identified only as being male, was found with a gunshot to the head.
The deceased man was stumbled upon by area residents in the Colonia México neighborhood on a dirt road leading to a water pumping station.
Municipal police located the body on the back road approximately 200 meters from José López Portillo Avenue. Military personnel accompanied city officers who responded to the report of the finding.
According to initial police reports, the young man of around 30 was noted as having five gunshot wounds to the face. He was found wearing blue denim shorts and a black polo t-shirt.
Soldiers from the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena) cordoned off the perimeter and secured the area while police investigated. Authorities did not say if the victim was killed where he was found or someplace else and later left on the road.
