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Tuesday 23 of April 2024

Gunmen kill Two, Wound Six in Puebla Baseball Field Attack


Church in Acatzingo, Puebla,photo: Commons.wikimedia
Church in Acatzingo, Puebla,photo: Commons.wikimedia
A 37-year-old man died at the scene, and a 22-year-old man died on his way to the hospital

MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities say armed men opened fire at a baseball field in a central town, killing two people and wounding six.

Prosecutors in the central state of Puebla say witnesses reported that armed men drove onto the field during a game and began shooting in the town of Acatzingo on Sunday.

A 37-year-old man died at the scene, and a 22-year-old man died on his way to the hospital.

The Puebla prosecutor’s office said in a statement that investigators were looking into possible motives.

Acatzingo is in an area that has largely been spared the worst of the drug cartel-fueled violence afflicting other parts of Mexico.