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At least five dead, 15 hurt in shooting at Mexico's BPM music festival
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS | Mon Jan 16, 2017 | 1:18pm EST
At least five dead, 15 hurt in shooting at Mexico's BPM music festival
By Gabriel Stargardter | MEXICO CITY
At least five people, including four foreigners, were killed and 15 were wounded early on Monday when a shooter opened fire at a nightclub in Mexico's Playa del Carmen resort during the BPM electronic music festival, state officials said.
Quintana Roo State Attorney General Miguel Angel Pech told a press conference that two Canadians, an Italian and a Colombian were killed. A woman died in the stampede to exit the club.
The Canadian government confirmed that one of its citizens had died and said it was investigating the reports of a second Canadian death.
Pech said the incident began when a person entered the Blue Parrot nightclub armed around 3.00 a.m. on Monday morning, during the closing of the festival. Another person tried to stop the person, sparking a gunfight that drew in security staff.
The shooting represents a major blow to Mexico's tourism industry, which has been one of the few bright spots in the economy thanks to a weak peso exchange rate.
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At least five dead, 15 hurt in shooting at Mexico's BPM music festival
By Gabriel Stargardter | MEXICO CITY
At least five people, including four foreigners, were killed and 15 were wounded early on Monday when a shooter opened fire at a nightclub in Mexico's Playa del Carmen resort during the BPM electronic music festival, state officials said.
Quintana Roo State Attorney General Miguel Angel Pech told a press conference that two Canadians, an Italian and a Colombian were killed. A woman died in the stampede to exit the club.
The Canadian government confirmed that one of its citizens had died and said it was investigating the reports of a second Canadian death.
Pech said the incident began when a person entered the Blue Parrot nightclub armed around 3.00 a.m. on Monday morning, during the closing of the festival. Another person tried to stop the person, sparking a gunfight that drew in security staff.
The shooting represents a major blow to Mexico's tourism industry, which has been one of the few bright spots in the economy thanks to a weak peso exchange rate.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-violence-bpm-idUSKBN1501LE
