Seven people weer killed including a -year-old child, when Gunmen attacks Mexican water park, according to authorities.
One other person sustained a severe injury during the attack and has been rushed to the local hospital for treatment.
The incident occurred in the afternoon at La Palma swimming resort in the Cortazar municipality of Guanajuato state.
A statement from City Hall in Cortazar said that police “arrived at the scene where they found…three dead women, three men and a seven-year-old minor, in addition to one person seriously wounded.”
The statement from officials did not provide any insight into the possible reason for the attack.
According to the statement, the gunmen arrived at the La Palma swimming resort at 4:30 pm local time (10:30 pm GMT), with the intention to carry out an attack.
They directly targeted a group of people and started firing, then proceeded to remove the security cameras before leaving the scene, according to the authorities.
A witness present at the location captured a video that was posted on the local news site.
The footage showed victims lying on the ground or chairs, surrounded by dense smoke, presumably from the gunfire. Meanwhile, others ran for shelter.