Mexico Gunmen Storm Water Park, 7 Killed

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent Worthy News

MEXICO CITY (Worthy News) – Questions remained Sunday after armed men attacked the central Mexican resort of La Palma in the Cortazar municipality of Guanajuato state, killing six adults and a 7-year-old child, authorities said.

The attack happened when numerous vacationers were spending the weekend, reports say. Additionally, one person was reportedly severely injured in the assault, authorities confirmed.

A statement from City Hall in Cortazar noted 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.”

Mexican officials said a “band of gunmen invaded the La Palma resort” in the Cortazar and shot the vacationers at the swimming pool.

The identities of the victims have not yet been released.

Videos on social media showed police on the scene as tourists looked on in shock, many still in their swimsuits and towels. Others are seen crying and hugging their children.

“Heavily armed sicarios arrived, and this is what happened,” said one man filming the aftermath, using a word for hired assassins.

Mexican soldiers and police, aided by a helicopter, were searching for the attackers.

Yet by Sunday, arrests were reported, with authorities saying the gunmen destroyed the spa shop and took the security cameras before fleeing the scene.

A statement released by officials in the Cortazar municipality in Guanajuato state did not speculate on a possible motive. Mexico has seen much violence, often linked to drugs and human trafficking gangs.

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