20 killed in western Mexico after gunman opens fire at cockfighting venue
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- 29 Mar 2022
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Twenty people were killed when gunmen burst into a clandestine rooster fight in western Mexico, prosecutors in the western state of Michoacán said Monday.
The attack occurred late Sunday at "El Paraiso" cockfighting venue near the town of Zinapecuaro, Michoacán.
Authorities were alerted about the incident around 10:30 p.m. and pronounced 19 people – 16 men and three women – dead at the scene. Another person died on the way to the hospital, and a number of people were wounded in the attack.
Michoacán has been the scene of a longstanding turf battle between local cartels and the Jalisco cartel, from the neighboring state of Jalisco. The fighting has included the use of bomb-dropping drones, landmines and home-made armored cars. Read More...
