Security footage captures moment gunman ambushes and executes police officer while he was sitting in his patrol car in Cancún
A Cancún cop was shot dead at close range while he sat in his police department pickup truck, in a shocking ambush that was captured by surveillance cameras Wednesday afternoon.
Authorities have identified the shooter as Brian Mendoza, 25, after reviewing security cameras in the area.
Police officer José del Carmen Guerra was in the parked vehicle on a parking lot outside a local convenience store at approximately at 5pm when the gunman ran up to the driver's side window.
He can be seen aiming an assault rifle at the closed window and firing several shots before ducking down and fleeing the scene.
Authorities in Mexico have identified Brian Mendoza as the person who appeared in a surveillance video opening killing police officer José del Carmen Guerra on Wednesday in Cancún
Cancún police officer José del Carmen Guerra was ambushed while sitting in his unit vehicle and shot dead on Wednesday. No arrests have been made
Guerra was declared dead at the scene of tragic crime.
Authorities found the military-style weapon, a t-shirt and a motorcycle that were abandoned by the shooter in the municipality of Benito Juárez.
'Thanks to the technology we have in the state and the analysis of our cameras, this subject is the alleged person responsible for the attack carried out a few moments ago, where a fellow police officer loses his life,' tweeted Alberto Capella, the Quintana Roo state police chief.
'Anyone who commits a crime will pay and we are coming after you.'
A convenience store's security camera recorded Brian Mendoza (pictured) aiming his rifle and opening fire at a police officer in Cancún on Wednesday evening. The cop, identified as José del Carmen Guerra, was declared dead at the scene
A surveillance camera in Cancún captured the moment Brian Mendoza ran up to the police pickup truck and killed a cop identified as José del Carmen Guerra
Local media outlets reported that Mendoza was previously arrested with six other individuals by the Quinta Roo state police and public ministry police on August 5.
The group was being investigated for a series of crimes which included attempted murders and unlawful possession of firearms.
However, Mendoza was ordered released by a local judge due to the lack of proof to tie him to any of crimes.
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