Mass shooting in gang-plagued Mexican state leaves 12 dead and more injured

Votive candles are placed near the bullet-riddled house where gunmen opened fire on Tuesday during a party celebrating the Nativity of John the Baptist, leaving several casualties, in Irapuato, Guanajuato state, Mexico June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Juan Moreno

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -At least 12 people were killed, including a teenager, and more wounded in a Tuesday night shooting in the central Mexican city of Irapuato, authorities said on Wednesday.

The attorney general's office in Guanajuato, the violence-plagued state where Irapuato is located, said some 20 others were hospitalized with gunshot wounds.