Two Canadians killed after tourists shot at Mexican beach resort hotel

Gunman shoots three Canadians in Playa del Carmen, with foreigners again caught up in drug cartel violence

Three Canadian visitors have been shot by a lone gunman in their hotel in the Mexican resort town of Playa del Carmen - in an attack security officials are calling targeted and alleging involved individuals with criminal records.

One of the tourists died of their injuries while being transported to hospital following the incident on Friday, according to the Quintana Roo state public security secretary, Lucio Hernandez Gutierrez, who confirmed the nationality of the victims.