The fallout from Sunday’s shooting at Palmilla beach continues as a young 25-yeard-old Mexican woman dies. Bringing
the death toll to 4.
Three men were killed outright at approximately 1.30 on Sunday afternoon as gunmen approached them at point blank
range as they sat under a Palm tree. The young woman and another man, also under the tree, were both seriously injured. The man remains hospitalised.
The girl was originally from Chiapas and her name has been released. No further details have been given.
The incident has attracted a lot of international attention. Palmilla is a famous, award winning beach, popular with tourists and locals alike. With several high-end resorts and luxury residences it is a highly desirable spot. Everyone is deeply shocked at the location
of the incident. And in response, a security meeting - with municipal, state and national bodies- is taking place in Cabo today.
A lot of effort has been
made in recent months to curb these violent events. Not least of which has been
an increased presence of police, military and navy personnel in Los Cabos.
Despite these, and other preventive
measures, the authorities are facing a barrage of criticism over a state
security strategy that is clearly not working.
The events on Palmilla have dented
Cabo’s international image. People are scared. And may well need a lot of reassuring
that Cabo really is a safe destination. Rodrigo Esponda, Director of Cabo Tourist Board, insists that they will "continue working hard to promote the destination"