Terrifying moment nightclub patrons crawl on the floor after a Canadian woman suffered a gunshot wound in the Mexican resort of Playa del Carmen
- Nawanjali S, a Canadian tourist, was shot and wounded on the left side at a nightclub in Playa del Carmen, Mexico on Thursday
- The woman was treated at a local hospital and granted voluntary release
- The shooter, a 36-year-old man, was arrested shortly after the incident; The Quintana Roo attorney general’s office said police are investigating
This is the moment scared patrons crawled across the floor of a nightclub in the Mexican resort of Playa del Carmen after a gunman opened fire and wounded a Canadian woman.
The victim, identified by local media as Nawanjali S., was shot in the left leg after midnight on Thursday in Prana.
Nawanjali suffered a panic attack as a result of the non-life-threatening wound and was taken to Amerimed Hospital, the Quintana Roo attorney general’s office said.
She was treated at the medical facility and was discharged after requesting her voluntary release.
Customers are running for cover after a Canadian woman was shot at a Playa del Carmen nightclub on Thursday. Authorities announced the arrest of the gunman, a 36-year-old Mexican national, but did not provide a motive for the shooting
Police in the Mexican resort of Playa de Carmen arrested a 36-year-old man on Thursday for shooting a Canadian woman in a nightclub
The gunman, a 36-year-old resident of the southeastern state of Tabasco, was captured several blocks from the bar.
The suspect, who had identity cards with two different names (Carlos and Raúl), was in possession of a firearm restricted to military use.
It is unclear why the man opened fire at the club.
The shooting comes after an alleged Mexican drug dealer was shot dead in the street in June. Two innocent bystanders visiting from the United States were shot and wounded.
Quintana Roo recorded 420 murders in 2023, according to data released by the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Public Security.
Police and military guard the area surrounding an entertainment district in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, where a Canadian woman suffered a gunshot wound to the leg. The victim was treated at a local hospital and released
A male patron lies on the ground after shooting a Canadian female tourist at a club in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, Thursday
In March, the Texas Department of Public Safety warned Americans of the dangers of visiting Mexico and asked them to reconsider their travel plans.
“Drug cartel violence and other criminal activity pose a significant security threat to anyone entering Mexico now,” DPS Director Steven McCraw said in a statement. ‘We have a duty to inform the public about safety, travel risks and threats. Based on the volatile nature of the cartel activity and the violence we are seeing there, we urge individuals to avoid travel to Mexico at this time.”
Despite the warning, Americans and visitors from around the world continue to make Playa del Carmen, the neighboring cities of Cancun and Tulum, and other Mexican hotspots their go-to destinations when it comes to booking their upcoming vacations.
Robert Almonte, a former U.S. marshal for the Western District of Texas and retired deputy chief of the El Paso Police Department, told DailyMail.com in March that Americans should consider boycotting all travel to Mexico because the government there is not interested in curbing violence.
“The bottom line is that if someone decides to go to Mexico for whatever reason, you are essentially risking your life. It’s just a dangerous place to be,” he said. ‘I tell people not to go to Mexico. I advocate a boycott of Mexico. I tell people not to go to Mexico. Don’t go to the resorts. Let’s send a message to the Mexican government that they need to get a handle on this situation.
“Right now they don’t care because it’s business as usual. It seems like we don’t care, we are ignoring the situation.’