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At least two tourists are killed and three are wounded after gunmen open fire in bar in Mexico

At least two tourists are killed and three are wounded after gunmen open fire in bar in Mexico 2

Two female tourists are killed and three are wounded after rival drug cartels open fire at a bar in popular resort of Tulum, Mexico

  • Two women vacationing in Tulum, Mexico, were killed at a bar Wednesday night 
  • The shooters also wounded three other tourists who were dining at the bar 
  • The Quintana Roo State Attorney General’s Office said the incident was sparked by feuding drug dealers who operate in the popular resort city
  • One of the gunmen, who was wounded, was arrested while he was being treated at an area hospital
  • The prosecutor’s office declined to provide DailyMail.com the names, ages and nationalities of the victims 


Two female tourists were murdered and three others were wounded following a shooting sparked by rival drug dealers at a bar in Tulum, Mexico.

The victims were dining at a bar known as La Malquerida in the popular Mexican tourist when the assailants opened fire Wednesday night at 10:40pm.

At least one of the shooters, José Antonio Lira Pérez, 24,  was placed under arrest after security cameras tracked him down to a local medical facility, where he was being treated for a wound.

Two foreign nationals vacationing Tulum were killed after gunmen opened fire against a rival drug dealer Wednesday night. Three tourists and a drug dealer, who was arrested at a hospital, were wounded in the attack

Two foreign nationals vacationing Tulum were killed after gunmen opened fire against a rival drug dealer Wednesday night. Three tourists and a drug dealer, who was arrested at a hospital, were wounded in the attack

Paramedics tend to the victims of a bar shooting in Tulum, Mexico, on Wednesday that left two Indian nationals dead. The women were identified by local digital media outlets Las Noticias de Tulum and Noticias Pedro Canche as India nationals Jennifer Itenzold, 35, and a woman named Angeli

Paramedics tend to the victims of a bar shooting in Tulum, Mexico, on Wednesday that left two Indian nationals dead. The women were identified by local digital media outlets Las Noticias de Tulum and Noticias Pedro Canche as India nationals Jennifer Itenzold, 35, and a woman named Angeli

Local media outlet Noticias Pedro Canche reported that the gunmen were chasing after Lira Pérez, who sought refuge in the bar as the assailants shot at him.

The Quintana Roo State Attorney General’s Office declined a request from DailyMail.com to provide the names, ages, and nationalities of the fatal and injured victims.

Local digital media outlets Las Noticias de Tulum and Noticias Pedro Canche identified India nationals Jennifer Itenzold, 35, and a woman named Angeli, as the fatal victims. Angeli’s name and age are unknown.

The wounded victims were identified as Evan der Kooij Eline, 21, of Holland; Anima Gandaf, 27, of Germany; and 32-year-old Maicol, of England.

Results of a preliminary investigation indicated that the attack was the result of a feud between drug dealing groups that operate in the resort town.

‘I strongly condemn the tragic events that occurred last night in Tulum in which two people lost their lives and three others were injured,’ Tulum mayor Marciano Dzul Caamal tweeted on Thursday. 

Paramedics tend to one of the five tourists who were shot at a bar in Tulum, Mexico, on Wednesday night. Two women from India were confirmed dead

Paramedics tend to one of the five tourists who were shot at a bar in Tulum, Mexico, on Wednesday night. Two women from India were confirmed dead

Bar customers tend to a man who was among the three people who were wounded when a group of men opened fire on a rival drug dealer in Tulum on Wednesday night. Two India nationals identified as Jennifer Itenzold, 35, and another woman named Angeli

Bar customers tend to a man who was among the three people who were wounded when a group of men opened fire on a rival drug dealer in Tulum on Wednesday night. Two India nationals identified as Jennifer Itenzold, 35, and another woman named Angeli

A man sits inside an ambulance after he caught in the middle of a shootout at a Tulum bar and was wounded on Wednesday night in an incident that left two tourists dead and a total of three injured

A man sits inside an ambulance after he caught in the middle of a shootout at a Tulum bar and was wounded on Wednesday night in an incident that left two tourists dead and a total of three injured

Customers at a bar in Tulum give aid to a European man who was wounded after gunmen opened fire on a rival drug dealer on Wednesday night. Two women from India were killed and two other visitors from Europe were also shot and survived

Customers at a bar in Tulum give aid to a European man who was wounded after gunmen opened fire on a rival drug dealer on Wednesday night. Two women from India were killed and two other visitors from Europe were also shot and survived

One of the women was pronounced dead on the scene by paramedics while the other victim died at a local hospital.

The three surviving victims were rushed to area hospitals where they were treated for their wounds.

The shooting was the second deadly bar attack to take place in the last six weeks in Tulum, a destination that has become popular with international tourists during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Customers at the Rosa Negra bar had to seek cover the evening of September 11 when a group of armed men aboard a motorcycle shot dead a taxi driver. One of the bullets struck a security guard, who also died.

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