Irish tourist shot in Mexico asked for directions

A 27-year-old Irish tourist has been shot dead in Mexico after looking for directions at a petrol station.

The man, originally from Louth, was murdered in the Lazaro Cardenas region in the State of Michoacán on Tuesday.

According to local media reports, the man was travelling with his American partner in a white Ford pick-up truck and had stopped at a petrol station in La Garzas de La Mira to look for directions to a beach.