Gunmen opened fire early Sunday morning at a bar in south-eastern Mexico. At least six people died and 10 others were injured. Media reported that the shooting incident took place in the city of Villahermola in the coastal province of Tabasco, which has recently been struggling with increasing violence. Till now, neither anyone has been arrested in this case nor the reasons behind the firing have been known.
The state’s deputy prosecutor said armed men had entered the bar in search of a specific person. But the bullets also hit the people present nearby. This incident happened in a bar named Debar. Five people died on the spot in the incident. Another person died of his injuries after being taken to hospital. He said that five of those injured have been identified.
The Secretary of Public Safety said the shooting occurred in Villahermosa and that federal authorities are working with local authorities to help resolve the incident. There is no news of any arrest so far and it is not clear what led to the firing.
Earlier in November, gunmen killed 10 people when they attacked a bar in the central Mexican city of Queretaro. The attackers opened fire inside the Los Cantaritos bar in the city’s historic district, according to Juan Luis Ferresca, head of Queretaro’s public security department. Was. In a video posted on social media, it was said that at least four armed men had arrived in a pickup truck and then carried out the massacre.
number of murders increased
Querétaro was once considered one of the safest cities in Mexico, but now violence is increasing here. The situation is that due to increasing violence, 715 murders took place in Tabasco between January and October this year, whereas in 2023 there were a total of 253 murders.