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A U.S. tourist was shot in the leg by unidentified assailants in Puerto Morelos, a resort town south of Cancun. The motive remains under investigation. The U.S. State Department issued a travel alert this month warning travelers to "exercise increased caution," especially after dark, at Mexico's Caribbean beach resorts like Cancun, Playa del Carmen, and Tulum, which have been plagued by drug gang violence in the past.
A US tourist was shot in the leg by unidentified assailants in Puerto Morelos, a resort town in Mexico's Quintana Roo state. The motive for the shooting remains under investigation. The US State Department has issued a travel alert warning travelers to exercise increased caution, especially after dark, at Mexico's Caribbean beach resorts due to drug gang violence. There have been a series of brazen acts of violence along the Caribbean coast, including the killing of two Canadians in Playa del Carmen in 2022 and two tourists in Tulum in 2021.