Mexican authorities say men armed with two motorcycles broke into a weekend party and robbed those in the house, then returned a few minutes later and opened fire, killing six men and a woman.
MEXICO CITY – Men armed with two motorcycles burst into a weekend party and robbed those in the house, then returned a few minutes later and opened fire, killing six men and a woman, reports reported Sunday. authorities in central Mexico.
Jalisco state prosecutors said the attack took place on Saturday afternoon. Jalisco has long hosted the cartel of the same name, but the attack took place near the border with the state of Zacatecas, where several gangs of drug traffickers have been fighting for territory.
A shooting attack on another party in the neighboring state of Michoacan injured several people. State police said three assailants opened fire on partygoers in Uruapan city. Local media reported that there were children at the party and among the injured.
Although authorities in most Mexican states have discouraged holding births during the coronavirus pandemic, there has been little application. The Mexican federal government has discouraged states from detaining or fining people for such behavior.