Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Mexico City begins Independence Day with deadly mass-shooting

Mexicans heading into Independence Day celebrations have been jolted by a brazen shooting that left four dead and nine wounded in Garibaldi Plaza, a famous square where mariachi musicians serenade tourists.

The Mexico City prosecutors’ office said that at least one foreigner was among the wounded.

Mexican news outlet La Silla Rota circulated surveillance video of the alleged assailants dressed in the traditional mariachi garb of short embroidered jackets and pants, fleeing the scene on motorcycles.

The shooting cast a bloody pall over Independence Day festivities. Many Mexicans wear mariachi costumes Saturday evening to commemorate the launch of the revolt . . .

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