12 killed in shooting in central Mexico
Gunmen opened fire at a bar in central Mexico on Thursday. In which 12 people died. According to reports, as soon as the attacker entered the bar, he started firing indiscriminately. Meanwhile, there was confusion among the people present.
A police official said the incident took place in the city of Irapuato in central Mexico's Guanajuato state. The attacker shot 6 women and 6 men.
The police started running to catch the attacker
A police official said that the team reached the spot as soon as the information about the attack was received. Supposedly, this was a gang war. He is hanged for revenge. We are investigating the incident. The attacker has not been caught yet. It is being searched for.
Guanajuato is an important manufacturing centre and manufacturing location for the world's top car manufacturers. But in the past few years, incidents of gang warfare involving drug-trafficking gangs have been on the rise in the area. These incidents are having a direct impact on the environment of the area.
A similar incident happened in September
• On September 21, a similar incident occurred in the city of Tarimoro, Guanajuato state. The attackers killed 10 people by firing indiscriminately.
• In January, 6 members of a family were killed in a rural community in the state of Guanajuato.
• In May, attackers similarly opened fire at a hotel and two bars in the Mexican city of Celaya. 10 people were killed in this attack.
• 19 people died in March. Many were injured. The incident happened during an event in Las Tinajas, Michoacán state in central Mexico. Also in February, there was a major attack in Michoacán, in which 17 people died.
Worse situation in Mexico since 2007
Shooting incidents are common in Mexico. The reason is believed to be drug trafficking. This kind of gang war happens between the gangs involved in these incidents. Mexico saw an increase in violence and gang wars after 2007. In 2007, former president Felipe Calder had to deploy the army to fight the drug mafia. After which the violence in Mexico escalated which has not stopped even today.