Six people, among them five teenagers between 17 and 18 years old, were killed by gunfire armed in the main Mexicoannounced the local authorities yesterday Tuesday (7/6).
“I am saddened to announce that six people have lost their lives”said Cesar Prieto, the mayor of Salamanca, Guanajuato, where the attack took place on Monday night, near a school.
A group of gunmen opened fire on high school students and a 65-year-old passerby, according to a police report. The motive was not clear until last night.
The victims had already recovered when law enforcement and ambulances arrived on the scene. Their families are now calling on the authorities to find those responsible and bring them to justice.according to local media, as the city has sunk into grief after the tragic event.
The state of Guanajuato is a key hub for Mexico’s oil industry. It is also one of the most affected by gang violence.
There is a clash between the Santa Rosa de Lima cartel, which specializes in fuel theft, and the New Generation of Jalisco cartel, one of the strongest and most ruthless gangs in the country.
In late May, eight women and two men were killed in gun attacks on two bars and a hotel in Selaya, the state’s third-largest city.
Since December 2006, when the then government unleashed the much-controversial “war” against drug cartels, with the development of armed forces within the country, more than 340,000 murders have been counted in Mexico, most of which are attributed to the authorities in organized crime gangs.
Source: News Beast
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