Gunmen opened fire on customers in a bar in Mexico, killing 5 people and injuring 7 people

On Sunday, 5 people were killed and 7 were injured in a bar shooting in southeastern Mexico.

The security and civil defense secretariat said in a statement that a search has been launched for the perpetrators of the shooting that took place on Saturday night in Villahermosa, Tabasco province.

“5 people lost their lives and 7 people were injured,” the report said.

“Video surveillance cameras are being analyzed and elements of state and federal authorities have deployed coordinated patrols to locate and arrest those responsible,” he said.

According to local media, unknown gunmen entered the La Casita Azul bar, opened fire on customers and scattered bloody bodies on the floor.

Tabasco, where oil production facilities are located, has seen an increase in violent crimes in recent months. Just last month, seven prisoners were killed In a prison riot in Tabasco.

In November six people died In another armed attack on a bar in Villahermosa, 10 people were injured.

This incident happened two weeks after the attack on the bar It left 10 dead In the city of Queretaro, a central region that has so far escaped organized crime-related violence.

That weekend, six people were killed in a shooting at a bar on the outskirts of Mexico City.

In December eight people died after gunmen approached a roadside stand in north-central Mexico and opened fire on customers and bystanders.

More than 450,000 people have been killed in drug-related violence in Mexico since 2006, when the government sent the army to fight human trafficking, according to official data.

After Mexico’s new president, gang-related violence continues Claudia Sheinbaum He took office on October 1.

He ruled out declaring war on the cartels and instead proposed a strategy he described as gathering intelligence to reduce their operational capabilities.

Sheinbaum also wants to continue his predecessor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s policies of attacking the root of crime by investing in social spending and crime prevention.