At least five dead, 15 hurt in shooting at Mexico's BPM music festival

[Eugene]

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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[angstlessk]

1. Five dead and they worry about tourism?

I think they should worry about killers..

pe
And as I type shit happens

[2naSalit]

2. Two of my

best friends - adopted family actually - are vacationing in that area, and they have Canadian Passports.

[HoneyBadger]

3. They might lose some cruise ship business over this