May 21, 2023, 11:10 AM

At least 10 killed, 9 injured in shootout in northern Mexico

At least 10 killed, 9 injured in shootout in northern Mexico

TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – At least ten people were killed and nine injured in a shootout at a car show in northern Mexico's Baja California on Saturday, the municipal government reported.

The attack occurred during an all-terrain car racing show in the San Vicente area of the city of Ensenada. Around 2:18 p.m. (2118 GMT) people with long guns got out of a grey van and began shooting at participants at a gas station, according to reports of 911 calls, Reuters reported.

Municipal and state police, the Marines, the Fire Department and Mexican Red Cross, among other agencies, arrived at the scene.

Mayor Armando Ayala Robles said state Attorney General Ricardo Ivan Carpio Sanchez commissioned a special group to investigate the shooting.

MNA/PR

News ID 200969

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