Security guard murdered at the Walmart in downtown Cancún

One woman who was doing her groceries witnessed the moment in which the assassin took the life of the Walmart security guard in Cancun.

Security guard murdered at the Walmart in downtown Cancún
Murder. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

A security guard of Walmart in Cancun was murdered inside the shopping center at Supermanzana 21 with Xcaret and Palenque avenues, it is presumed that they wanted to rob him of his gun, reported Sipse. The incident occurred around 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 16, when the offender arrived on a green motorcycle and entered the supermarket pretending to be a customer.

According to preliminary data, the intention of the subject was to take possession of the guard's gun, the reason for which he shot him several times, one of the bullets hit him in the head; it is not known if the offender managed to get the gun, but he fled the place.

A woman who was doing her grocery shopping witnessed the moment in which the alleged hitman fired twice, one bullet hit the guard's head and the other one hit him in the back. The woman had a nervous breakdown and was treated when the paramedics arrived on the scene.

It was the store personnel who called the 911 emergency number to report the gunshots. Red Cross paramedics confirmed that the security guard, identified as Tomás "N", no longer had vital signs.

Elements of the Quintana Roo Police cordoned off the area, while experts from the State Attorney General's Office analyzed the crime scene in search of evidence and were in charge of transferring the body for the autopsy.