Houston realtor Chris Garza was supposed to come home Monday, but instead he was sheltering in place in Puerto Vallarta after the death of "El Mencho."

Waking up Sunday morning, Scott Bates noticed what he initially thought was fog from his house outside of the city center. When he gathered with neighbors on the roof of his building, he soon realized it was actually smoke.

Tourists stranded in Mexico witnessed firsthand the devastating scenes of a picturesque resort town turned over by violence and destruction.

Following widespread unrest after the killing of a top cartel leader, shelter-in-place restrictions have been lifted.

Americans vacationing in and around Puerto Vallarta when violence erupted Sunday say the last couple of days has been frightening and horrifying.