8 killed in gun attack in Mexico's Morelos province Four of the victims died on the spot and four died at the hospital. The attack and casualties occurred last Saturday (May 11) in the country's Morelos province.
On Monday (May 13), news agency AFP reported this information. It said that the attack took place in the municipality of Huitzilac on May 11, near a highway connecting the capital with the country's tourist city of Cuernavaca. Four people died on the spot in the attack and four others died after being taken to the hospital.
The city's mayor, Rafael Vargas, said the violence should stop. We condemn all others who are harmful to the people.
In November last year, nine people died in a shootout between police and alleged criminals in Cuernavaca.
According to official statistics, nearly 450,000 people have been murdered across Mexico since 2006.
Note that Morelos is a very popular vacation destination for residents of Mexico. Although it is located on the border of the state of Guerrero. This state has become troubled by various other things including drugs.
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