At least 11 people were killed, consisting of a teenager, and more injured in a Tuesday night shooting in the main Mexican city of Irapuato, authorities said on Wednesday.The attorney general of the United States office in Guanajuato, the violence-plagued state where Irapuato lies, said that 20 others were hospitalized with gunshot wounds.Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated earlier on Wednesday that the victims consisted of children, although the chief law officer workplace later on validated only one casualty was a small, aged 17.
It is very regrettable what happened.
An investigation is under way, Sheinbaum said.Local media reported the shooting occurred throughout a night party celebrating a Catholic vacation, the Nativity of John the Baptist.A video flowing on social media showed individuals dancing in the patio area of a housing complex while a band played in the background, before gunfire appeared.
Reuters was not immediately able to verify the video.Guanajuato has been for several years one of the most violent areas in the country, where criminal groups fight over paths to rate drugs and devote other criminal activities.
On Tuesday, 5 other people were killed in other parts of the state, according to the attorney generals office.Source: Reuters-- Agencies