19 shots, 10 fatally, in car rally less than 100 miles from Mexico-US border
Several shooters are wanted in the roadside massacre, officials said.
At least 10 people were killed and nine were injured when an apparent team of gunmen ambushed a gathering of cars in Baja, Mexico, about 73 miles from the US border, authorities said.
The horrific attack took place just after 2 p.m. Saturday in San Vicente, near Ensenada on the Pacific coast of the Baja peninsula, Reuters news agency reported.
The violence erupted on the final day of a two-day off-road car rally, local officials said. A video purportedly of the shooting was posted on social media, showing off-road vehicles lined up along a road and capturing the sounds of screams and numerous gunshots.
Tightened security at the scene of a shooting where at least 10 people were killed and nine injured in Baja California in northern Mexico on May 20, 2023.
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Several people who appeared to have been shot were seen in the online footage lying on the ground.
Several gunmen wielding rifles got out of at least two gray vans at a gas station and opened fire on car rally attendees who had gathered there, according to Reuters, citing 911 calls.
After the volley of gunfire, the perpetrators got back into the vans and fled the scene, about 86 miles from San Diego, Calif., according to Reuters.
Tightened security at the scene of a shooting where at least 10 people were killed and nine injured in Baja California in northern Mexico on May 20, 2023.
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No arrests were reported.
Ensenada Mayor Armando Ayala Robles said state attorney general Ricardo Ivan Carpio Sanchez has appointed a special task force to investigate the massacre.
Tightened security at the scene of a shooting where at least 10 people were killed and nine injured in Baja California in northern Mexico on May 20, 2023.
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The car rally was organized by the group calling itself Cachanillazo, who posted a message on Instagram expressing their sympathy for those affected by the tragedy, adding that “unfortunately what happened during the tour was not between our hands”.
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