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Triggerman hospitalized for accidently shooting himself during the murder of Playa del Carmen woman

Playa del Carmen, Q.R. — Local police have confirmed the arrests of two men for the murder of a Playa del Carmen woman Wednesday. The woman was found shot to death behind the wheel of her red minivan after being chased.

The unidentified female driver was chased by two men on a motorcycle at Lilis Avenue. She eventually turned into a gas station parking lot where they located and shot her several times through the driver’s side window.

She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police began a search for the men and their red motorcycle reported by witnesses. The pair were found hiding inside a building in the In House residential area in west Playa del Carmen. One of the men was bleeding from a self-inflicted bullet wound.

The man, believed to be the shooter, accidentally shot himself when he slipped climbing back on the motorcycle to escape the murder scene.

Guadalupe “N”, 45 from Chiapas and Fabricio “N”, 30 from Tabasco, were arrested from inside a home in the irregular residential area of In House.

Guadalupe “N” was transferred to public security while Fabricio “N: was transferred to the General Hospital for treatment after accidentally shooting himself in the leg.

In a statement, the SSC (Seguridad Ciudadana Solidaridad) said “the Municipal Police of Solidaridad implemented an immediate reaction operation that resulted in the arrest of the subjects who possibly participated in an alleged confrontation on Avenida Constituyentes with Avenida Lilis, where a woman lost her life apparently with a firearm.

“They were located when they tried to flee. One of the detainees has a gunshot wound for which he received medical attention and was transferred to the hospital.

“The prompt reaction of the officers allowed the location and securing of Guadalupe “N” 45 years old, originally from Chiapas and Fabricio “N” 30 years old, from Tabasco in a property of the In House colony, who had in their possession 2 useful cartridges.”

Police did not provide details or a motive surrounding the armed attack that left the woman dead.