7 dead in shooting in Mexican resort of Playa del Carmen

Bad news for Playa.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/7-dead-in-shooting-in-mexican-resort-of-playa-del-carmen/ar-BBRVFF7?li=AAggNb9

Not a good idea to go to a cantina in a poor section of town..

Drugs were found.

It wasn't in any area I frequent and seemed to be a local dive bar. Crime is crazy there, well killings and grenade attacks but that usually doesn't affect foreigners.

We just returned from 2 weeks in Playa. We don't walk in Playa it is just too sketchy of neighborhoods even down in close to the action central part. If we go back for a 3rd visit it will be in a beachfront full service hotel. There are some excellent restaurants there. But it is really windy all the time. I like a good dive bar now and then but not in resort towns.