Gunmen Kill 11, Wound 12 at Community Soccer Match in Salamanca, Mexico

Overview

• Attackers opened fire after a local game on a neighborhood field in the Loma de Flores community of Salamanca.
• Authorities reported that more than 100 rounds were fired during the assault.
• Ten victims died at the scene and one at a hospital, and the injured include a woman and a child who remain under medical care.
• No arrests had been announced by Monday, and the state prosecutor opened an investigation and is coordinating with municipal, state and federal agencies.
• Local security forces launched a search operation as the mayor condemned the attack and noted the state’s broader criminal-group activity involving factions such as the Santa Rosa de Lima cartel and CJNG.