Tulum, Q.R. — Police were at the scene of a deadly shooting outside a Tulum restaurant Thursday. The evening shooting left an adult man dead at kilometer 5 of the Tulum–Boca Paila coastal highway in the heart of the Tulum Hotel Zone.
Forty year old Francisco “P”, a cook by trade, was shot to death at the entrance to Mateo’s Mexican Grill shortly before 6:30 p.m. Municipal Police arrived with heavily armed personnel who secured the crime scene.
Paramedics confirmed the man’s death at the scene. He was found lying at the entrance of the restaurant in a pool of blood. Francisco “P”, 40, was identified as an employee of the restaurant by coworkers.
Witnesses said two men arrived on a motorcycle and simply opened fire against the man, who was with his son at the time of the shooting. The son was not reported injured.
The shooting is reported to have been a targeted hit. At least two spent shell casings were lifted from the scene, although the caliber was not specified. An agent from the Homicide Group of the Investigative Police (PDI) arrived to take over the crime scene.
Police blocked access to the restaurant while the investigation was under way. Arrests or possible suspects have not yet been named by local authorities. A motive for the targeted attack remains unclear.
