Officials in the Cortazar municipality in Guanajuato state said in a statement that an eighth person was seriously wounded in the mid-afternoon attack at the La Palma resort. The statement did not speculate on a possible motive
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A band of gunmen invaded a resort where dozens of vacationers were spending the weekend in central Mexico and opened fire, killing six adults and a 7-year-old, authorities said.
Officials in the Cortazar municipality in Guanajuato state said in a statement that an eighth person was seriously wounded in the mid-afternoon attack at the La Palma resort. The statement did not speculate on a possible motive.
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After the shooting, the attackers destroyed the spa shop and took the security cameras before fleeing, officials said. Three women, three men and the child died.
A video posted on social media shows several people in swimsuits running about crying, screaming and hugging their children.
Mexican soldiers and police aided by a helicopter were searching for the attackers.
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