10 Dead, 9 Injured At Car Rally In Mexico

Mexico authorities reported ten fatalities and nine injuries following a shooting at a car rally less than 100 miles from the Mexico-US border.

Authorities say several gunmen ambushed the event just after 2 p.m. Saturday in San Vicente, near Ensenada, Reuters reported.

The tragedy happened during the last day of a two-day all-terrain car rally, local officials added. Videos of the shootings have since been circulating on social media, which show off-road vehicles lined up along a road and capture the sounds of screams and numerous rounds of gunfire, ABC News reported.

Several people can be seen lying on the ground from possible gunshot wounds.

Multiple shooters carrying rifles exited two gray vans at a nearby gas station and opened fire on participants of the car rally at that location.

After letting off multiple rounds, the assailants returned to the vehicles and left the scene.

Ensenada Mayor Armando Ayala Robles said state Attorney General Ricardo Ivan Carpio Sanchez has called on a special task force to investigate the massacre.

The organizers of the car rally, Cachanillazo, posted a message to Instagram expressing sympathy to those affected by the tragedy, saying that “unfortunately, what happened during the tour was not in our hands.”