Another Canadian Tourist Killed In Mexico
Sunday May 18, 2008
The Canadian Press
Police say a Canadian tourist was shot and killed late Thursday inside his hotel room in the Mexican resort city of Cabo San Lucas.
State police commander Enrique Wuilar says a lone gunman shot 29-year-old Bouabal Bounthavorn three times in his hotel room. Bounthavorn's girlfriend, 24-year-old Masha Heikali, was shot in one foot.
Wuilar says no one has been arrested in the killing and investigators have no leads.
Foreign Affairs in Ottawa has confirmed a Canadian was killed.A department official said consular assistance was being provided to the family and consular officials were in contact with authorities investigating the death. But foreign affairs said it couldn't provide further details, citing the Privacy Act.