Police probe fatal shooting of German cruise passenger

Goldhahm Hors Kurt, 76, was shot on Friday afternoon near a shopping centre “resulting in his immediate death,” a statement from the office of the public prosecutor said.

Local media reported that the victim, a passenger on the German ship Aida Luna, was shot during a robbery as he and other tourists shopped for handicrafts on the Caribbean island.

Two armed robbers on a motorcycle are reported to have tried to rob passengers on a shore excursion from the ship. There was a struggle and Kurt was shot and killed.

“Security forces are after the criminals,” tourism minister Andres Izarra said on Twitter.