A Mexican man was shot dead in broad daylight near a luxury resort in Cancun on Wednesday afternoon in what authorities believe was a targeted shooting carried out by two suspects who fled on jet skis, according to a local report.The shooting happened around noon behind the Riu Caribe hotel when witnesses say two beachgoers approached the male victim on foot, the Riviera Maya News reported.The victim, believed to be in his 30s, was shot several times. The suspects then ran to the beach and hopped onto jet skis. A marina boat pursued the suspects without success, the report said.The hotel released a statement that said the victim was neither a guest nor an employee of the hotel, according to the report. MEXICO’S ARMY SEIZES LOCAL POLICE WEAPONS IN CARTEL HEARTLAND AMID GUNFIGHTS, VIOLENCE A Mexican man, believed to be in his 30s, was shot and killed behind a luxurious hotel in the resort town of Cancun on Wednesday, according to a local report. (ELIZABETH RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images, File)Authorities have yet to release the man’s identity or any information about the gunmen.The latest incident comes after a 12-year-old boy was shot and killed in the resort town in July. Gunmen riding jet skis opened fire on a rival drug dealer on a beach when the boy was apparently struck by stray bullets, Mexican prosecutors said at the time. Authorities did not immediately release any information about a motive for the shooting or about the suspects. (AP Photo/Israel Leal, File)Territorial disputes between drug dealers have cost the lives of several tourists in the resorts along Mexico’s Caribbean coast in recent years.INFAMOUS MEXICAN CARTEL LEADER  ‘EL MAYO’ ZAMBADA PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING, MURDER CHARGESIn 2022, two Canadians were killed in Playa del Carmen, south of Cancun, apparently because of debts between international drug and weapons trafficking gangs. The deadly shooting was the latest instance of rival drug dealers in Mexico killing innocent victims over their disputes. (iStock)CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPIn 2021, further south in Tulum, two tourists — one a California travel blogger born in India and a German national — were killed when they apparently were caught in the crossfire of a gunfight between rival drug dealers.The Associated Press contributed to this report.