Playa del Carmen, Q.R. — A man was shot and killed in a targeted attack in residential Villas del Sol Monday. Police were at the scene around 5:00 p.m. after several resident reports of gunfire.
A deceased male was found laying near a park along Jilgueros Avenue by responding officers. He had been shot several times. Witnesses reported seeing two men on a motorcycle take aim at the now-deceased before driving off.
Paramedics confirmed at the scene that the man had died. Municipal Police and National Guard cordoned off the area while the State Attorney General’s Office carried out the removal of the body.
There are reports that the deceased man was an employee with real estate company CADU and that his death may be related to the recent arrests of several area drug dealers.
Over the weekend, several construction site workers were arrested in the same area in a police operation. Those in custody are reported to have been part of an organized crime group working within one of the company’s construction sites.
Police have not identified the deceased man nor have they confirmed his connection to those recently arrested in the same area.
