Mexico City: Eight people were killed and two others were wounded when gunmen opened fire on customers and passers-by at a roadside shop in north-central Mexico. Officials have given information about this incident. The shooting took place in the city of Apascio El Grande. Incidents of shooting between gangs keep coming to light in this province. A man and a woman were also injured in the firing. No information is available at present about the condition of the injured.
A health worker died
According to local media reports, a health worker has also died in the firing. However, media did not confirm whether the health worker was one of those killed in the attack. In a video circulated on social media, bodies of men with injury marks on their heads could be seen amid a motorcycle parked outside the shop.
Firing incidents have increased
Let us tell you that last month in November, gunmen opened fire indiscriminately in the south-eastern part of Mexico. This firing incident took place in the coastal province of Tabasco. Six people were killed and five others were injured in this attack. Not only this, in the beginning of November itself, gunmen had opened fire at a bar in Central Mexico, in which 10 people were killed and 13 others were injured.
Mexico Firing (symbolic photo)
Situation worsened in Apasio El Grande city
It is noteworthy that the situation has worsened in Apasio El Grande city. There have been a number of mass shootings in recent years. Such shootings are believed to be drug cartel related. Since 2018, there have been several incidents of shooting in bars, clubs and even on the streets in the region. (AP)
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