Terrifying moment gunmen open fire outside a bar in Cancún, killing a security guard and wounding three
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- Three gunmen open fired outside a bar in Cancún on Friday at 2am, killing a security guard and wounding three people
- A surveillance video shows the suspects stepping out of a taxi and opening fire at four people who were near the Bar Ginza entrance
- Two of the shooters used automatic rifles to shoot at the bar before they escaped in the vehicle
- The lone casualty was identified as Ernesto Y., a 40-year-old who was employed as a security officer at the bar
- Police have not announced a motive for the shooting or made any arrests
At least one person was killed and three others were wounded by gunmen outside a bar in Cancún.
The incident was captured on camera and showed at least four people standing next to the entrance of Bar Ginza in the upscale residential neighborhood of Puerto Cancún on Friday at 2am local time.
A taxi can be spotted slowly pulling into the commercial center’s parking lot before three armed men stepped out of the vehicle.
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Two gunmen are seen in a video firing at a group of people who were standing outside Bar Ginza in Cancún, Mexico, on Friday. A 40-year-old security guard was killed in the attack and three people were wounded
Customers at Bar Ginza tend to a wounded person moments after three gunmen opened fired at the waterhole located in the upscale Cancún neighborhood of Puerto Cancún
One of the assailants stopped in front of the group and appeared to exchange words with them before he opened fire.
Another suspect raced toward the bar’s door entrance and opened fire just moments before a third accomplice unleashed his own assault.
The shooter shot at the bar and then towards the group, including two men who tried to crawl away.
A video of the shooting obtained by network Televisa showed the attackers running back towards the taxi to escape.
A surveillance camera captures the moment the three suspects stepped out of a taxi before they unleashed a deadly assault at a bar in Cancún on Friday which left a security guard dead and three people with gunshot wounds
A cellphone video recorded by a bar customer shows two of the victims who were shot at close range by gunmen in Cancún on Friday
Separate video footage showed multiple customers lying on the floor while they were tended to by their companions.
The lone casualty of the shooting was identified by local media as Ernesto Y., a 40-year-old security officer who was employed at the bar.
Among the wounded is Patricia G., 39-year-old Brazilian national, who was shot in the chest.
A 25-year-old student named Diego C., from Mexico City, suffered gunshot wound to the abdomen.
The head of the bar’s security staff, Julio C., 39, was shot twice on the back and twice on his left arm.
Authorities have not provided a motive for the mass shooting. No arrests had been reported as of Friday afternoon.
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