The American woman who was killed with a man from Belize during a dispute between drug dealers at a beach club in the Mexican resort city of Tulum has been identified as the wife of a former DEA agent.
Niko Honarbakhsh, 44, was killed with a local drug dealer, 22-year-old Shawn Billary.
Local news originally reported that Honarbakhsh may have been in a relationship with Billary but her husband was identified as former DEA agent, Karl Perman.
Honarbaksh was living in Cancun at the time of her death and local prosecutors said she just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The U.S. Embassy did not respond to a request for comment, but according to CBS, prosecutors confirmed Honarbaksh had no connection to Billary.
They also stated had Billary had cocaine and pills in his possession when he was killed.
The U.S. State Department issued a travel alert for popular Mexican beach resort cities due to violence.
In 2021, a tourist from California and a German citizen were killed during a drug rival shooting at a restaurant in Tulum.
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