Playa del Carmen, Q.R. — A woman reported to be the mother of two was shot dead in front of her children near a PDC shopping mall. The shooting happened near Plaza Las Américas in Playa del Carmen Saturday night.
Police were on scene at the intersection of 38th Avenue and Chemuyil Street where the woman was hit by bullets shot by individuals on a motorcycle in what appears to have been an intentional attack.
The woman was riding on a motorcycle with her husband and children when they were intercepted by the driver of another motorcycle. The passenger took aim at the family, hitting the woman multiple times before fleeing.
Several reports were made to 9-1-1 by witnesses who heard the gunfire and saw the attack.
Police began a search for the motorcycle, but did not locate it. Paramedics confirmed the death of the woman at the scene. The husband and children were not harmed.
According to initial investigations, the husband had an altercation with another motorcycle driver days earlier. He was taken to the Public Prosecutor’s Office for questioning.
Police have not said if the husband was the intended target in the attack that left the mother of two dead.
