At least 10 people were killed and nine injured Saturday in a shooting at a car dealership in Mexico’s northern state of Baja California, municipal authorities said.
The attack took place during an all-terrain vehicle racing demonstration in the San Vicente Guerrero area of Ensenada.
Around 2:18 pm Saturday (00:18 Sunday Greek time), men with long guns got out of a gray van and started shooting at people who were demonstrating at a gas station, according to 911 calls.
Municipal and state police, marines, the fire department and the Mexican Red Cross arrived on the scene.
BALACERA EN ENSENADA DEJA 9 MUERTOS Y 7 HERIDOS
According to preliminary information, as a result of an armed attack in the city of San Vicente, 9 people were killed and 7 were injured. pic.twitter.com/cNX6ff6UGQ
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Mayor Armando Ayala Robles said State Attorney Ricardo Ivan Carpio Sanchez ordered a task force to investigate the shooting incident.
So far, there have been no arrests.
Source: APE-MPE, Reuters, TV Azteca.
Source: Kathimerini
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