4 Killed in Shooting at Soccer Field in Central Mexico

The Associated Press
By The Associated Press
September 3, 2022Americas
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4 Killed in Shooting at Soccer Field in Central Mexico
Stock photo of a soccer field. (Chartgraphic/Shutterstock)

MEXICO CITY—Four people have been killed, including a former mayor, in an attack on a soccer field in central Mexico, according to state authorities.

The Morelos state prosecutor’s office said in a statement that the attack occurred Thursday night in the town of Yecapixtla. In addition to the four dead, there were a number of people wounded in the shooting.

Gunmen in two vehicles fired on people gathered after a soccer match, the statement said. Local media reported at least eight wounded.

Yecapixtla Mayor Heladio Rafael Sánchez said via social media that among those killed was 57-year-old Refugio Amaro Luna, a former mayor.

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