MEXICO CITY, Mexico: At least six people were killed and 10 others wounded early Sunday morning in an armed attack at a bar in the city of Villahermosa, in the southeastern Mexican state of Tabasco, local authorities said.
“Armed persons” entered the bar “looking for a specific person” and the shots hit those nearby, state deputy prosecutor Gilberto Melquiades said at a press conference, adding that an investigation was ongoing, AFP reported.
The shooting took place in the coastal province of Tabasco, which is struggling with a recent increase in violence.
Public Safety Secretary Omar García Harfuch said on X that the shooting happened in Villahermosa and that federal authorities are working with local officials to help solve the crime.
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No arrests were reported, and it wasn’t immediately clear what prompted the shooting. Videos posted on social media show people fleeing the bar while some survivors stayed with the victims as police arrived, the Associated Press reported.
Sunday’s attack was the latest violent incident to occur as a new president inherits a whirlwind of violence.
Earlier this month, gunmen opened fire in a bar in central Mexico killing 10 people and injuring 13. The attack took place in the historic city centre of Querétaro in a region that until recently had long been spared the violence seen in neighbouring states like Guerrero.
