Twelve people were killed overnight in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, when the gunmen started fire to celebrate in Irapuato on Wednesday, reported AP and quoted the authorities.
Mint could not verify this video separately.
When the shooting started, people danced and drank on the street to celebrate St John Baptist. According to videos that spread online, the Revelers shouted and ran to escape the shooting.
Irapuato official Rodolfo Gómez Cervantes said at a press conference on Wednesday that the number of victims increased to 12. About 20 others were injured.
President Claudia Sheinbaum has expressed grief about a recent attack, confirming that the investigation is underway. The incident is followed by a deadly shooting in San Bartolo de Berrios last month, where seven people were killed at a party organized by the Catholic Church.
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Guanajuato, which is located northwest of Mexico City, remains one of Mexico’s most enthusiastic states that are plagued by conflicts between groups of an organized crime. The state recorded 1,435 murders in the first five months of the year – more than twice the number of any other region.
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