2 Dead in Dramatic Shootout Near Upscale Mexican Resorts

2 Dead in Dramatic Shootout Near Upscale Mexican Resorts
Government forces guard the entrance of hotel after an armed confrontation near Puerto Morelos, Mexico, on Nov. 4, 2021. Karim Torres/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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MEXICO CITY—A commando of drug gang gunmen on Thursday stormed ashore at a beach on Mexico’s resort-studded Caribbean coast in front of luxury hotels and executed two drug dealers from a rival gang.

The dramatic shooting attack sent tourists scrambling for cover at the resort of Puerto Morelos, just south of Cancun.