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7 Killed Amid Wave of Violence in Acapulco

by Associated Press

   MEXICO CITY --

   Mexican authorities say seven people have been slain in the beach
   resort of Acapulco as the city continues to grapple with a violent
   crime wave.

   The killings Tuesday included the slaying of two men and a woman at an
   apartment used as an office for a taxi service.

   Guerrero state security spokesman Roberto Alvarez said Wednesday that
   both men had been bound with tape and that all three had been shot in
   the head. Family members said the men were taxi drivers.

   Acapulco registered 483 homicides in the first seven months of the
   year. That was down about 13 percent from the same period in 2016, but
   still on pace for it to remain Mexico's deadliest city.

   Nationwide, homicides are up 27 percent so far this year.