Playa del Carmen, Q.R. — Three people with gun shot wounds were found on a dirt road near Xpu-Ha south of Playa del Carmen. The discovery was made early Wednesday afternoon on a road that leads to Rancho San Carlos. The C5 Centre in Cancun responded to the report of the finding.
Authorities arrived in the Xpu-Ha area about 20 kms south of Playa del Carmen, where they found three shot people, one of which, was dead. The two surviving people were transferred to hospital. The survivors said they were shot and left for dead with their attackers fleeing the scene after the shooting.
The area was cordoned off while evidence was collected and the deceased body removed. The two injured were admitted to the General Hospital of Playa del Carmen and are said to be stable.