Authorities say they are investigating an apparent shooting at an all-terrain vehicle Mexico’s Baja California the state which left 10 people dead and another 10 injured.
Videos posted on social media showed heavy gunfire at the rally in an area of Ensenada and at least three bodies lying on the ground.
The shooting, which took place early Saturday afternoon, provoked an intense mobilization of units from the Army, Navy and state and local police.
Baja California officials say gunmen in a vehicle opened fire on people and vehicles at the rally. State prosecutor Ricardo Ivan Carpio said the vehicle was found to have “perforations from gunshots and traces of blood inside.”
The state attorney general’s office said there was evidence of crossfire suggesting it was a confrontation between members of organized crime groups.
Baja California, across the border from California, experiences intense cartel activity.
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