24 Aug 2024 | 04:54 PM UTC
Mexico: Shooting incident in Ciudad Renacimiento area in Acapulco, Guerrero, leaves one tourist dead, two injured, early Aug. 24
Shooting incident in Ciudad Renacimiento area in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico, kills one tourist, injures two others, early Aug. 24.
A shooting incident has left one tourist dead and two others injured in the Ciudad Renacimiento area of Acapulco, Guerrero State, early Aug. 24. Preliminary reports indicate that the victims were shot while waiting for a hired car to pick them up for their return trip to their home in Mexico City. The motivation for the incident and the identity of the perpetrators remain unclear.
Increased security and localized transport and business disruptions are likely near the scene of the shooting as authorities investigate the incident.
Acapulco has an extremely high murder rate, with over 110 people per 100,000 murdered annually. As such, it has one of the highest murder rates not only in Mexico but worldwide. Violence in Acapulco is often tied to the presence of drug-trafficking organizations (DTOs).
