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Two Tourists Shot on Acapulco’s Costera Outside Torres Gemelas, One Dead

Authorities launched a homicide investigation using C-4 surveillance.

Overview

  • Police reported that gunmen opened fire around 6 a.m. in the Zona Dorada in front of the Las Torres Gemelas hotel.
  • Officials identified the man who died as Jaime Alejandro Ramírez, 37, and said Porfirio Cancino López, 58, was wounded in the left shoulder.
  • Both victims were wearing hotel guest wristbands, according to authorities at the scene.
  • Forensic examiners from the Guerrero prosecutor’s office processed evidence and transferred the body to Acapulco’s Semefo.
  • No suspects or motive were announced, and investigators pointed to area cameras as potential evidence as Acapulco records high homicide totals this year.