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Miami businessman executed in Tijuana

In perhaps Tijuana's most upscale hotel, a man and his father were gunned down Thursday morning. The son died on the scene, while his father sustained injuries and was transported to a hospital.  The gunmen or gunman escaped, though municipal police were on scene within a few minutes of the shooting. 

The victim Jorge Kalb Zarmei, 37, was killed, he was from Miami, and a U.S Citizen.  He and his father were in the investment and securities business, Jorge Kalb is a financial adviser in the employee of One Atlas Financial Group in Miami, he is a licensed broker of bonds, stocks, mutual funds and other investment related products.  The men were in Tijuana for a meeting with Daniel De La Rosa Anaya, Security of State Public Security, who frequently comments on organized crime in the city.  De la Rosa Anaya, through a statement denied a meeting with the two Miami businessmen. 

The father Daniel Kalb, 71, was treated on scene, and taken to a private hospital in Zona Rio.  The suspect or suspects allegedly fled in a black Passat.  The Marriott on Aquas Caliente in Colonia Hippodermo is one of the nicest in the city, bordering a golf course, and a hub of business and social meetings in the lobby and lounge area.

By midday, the hotel was returned to normal, with guests and slight law enforcement presence remaining for the continuing investigation.  The attack took place in the lobby, when gunmen entered and fired upon the victims.  There is some confusion regarding the business partner of the deceased, Eduardo Shobert, the elder Kalb allegedly blames him for the attack.  

A strange incident, white collar businessmen, from Miami are attacked, one killed, one barely injured.  A missing partner.  It could be a mistake, or a misreport, but if there was more then one shooter would make it less likely to not be related to organized crime.  However, these two seem to have no known links to drug trafficking, and were not even from Tijuana, or living in Mexico.  

It's likely there is no organized crime involvement here, which is positive for the city, as attacks in the Marriott could be signs of a serious escalation in killings, such a brazen daylight killing of white collar businessmen.  However, it is worth noting that many are murdered monthly, and none have the social standing of the deceased, men of careers and resumes, suits and business cars, while their deaths makes headlines, the underclass victims go unnoticed.  

Sources: AFN Tijuana, Union Tribune San Diego