Cancún, Mexico — Two minors are dead and two other individuals are injured following an armed attack in the Villas Otoch neighborhood. The shooting occurred in supermanzana 247 after assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on four people.
The incident took place around nine o'clock at night, when residents reported hearing gunshots. According to information from the scene, only one of the four victims was an adult.
It was revealed that the young victims had apparently been involved in a physical altercation with other individuals hours earlier. It is believed that those individuals returned with the intent to kill their enemies.
Following the attack, the perpetrators fled the scene on a motorcycle. Despite an operational response from authorities, no arrests were made.
Eucalipto Street, where the attack occurred, was filled with patrol cars and ambulances. Personnel from the Secretary of the Navy, the Municipal Police, the State Attorney General's Office, and the Specialized Group for Attention to Family and Gender Violence were all present at the scene, the latter due to the apparent involvement of minors.
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