At least one person has been killed in a shooting attack in a wealthy neighborhood of the Mexican capital housing many diplomatic residences. The assault had targeted the city’s top security official.
Heavy gunfire has been heard in the Lomas de Chapultepec area – one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the west of the capital. The target was the city’s public security chief, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said in a tweet.
Al momento, un muerto y 7 lesionados en balacera en Reforma y Monte Blanco, Lomas de Chapultepec. O sea #BuenosDias #CDMX pic.twitter.com/W83r1Ip7i6
— Noche de Luna (@BesameMucho33) June 26, 2020
The security official, Omar García Harfuch, has been injured and is now being treated in hospital, she said, adding that his life is “out of danger.” The mayor also confirmed that there were “deaths” and arrests following the incident, but did not go into any more detail.
Photos and videos circulating on social media show a large police presence at the scene. Local media is reporting that at least one person was killed and seven were injured in the attack.
Cerrado en ambos sentidos Paseo de la Reforma a la altura de Monte Blanco, en Lomas de Chapultepec, de la alcaldía Miguel Hidalgo en la #CDMX, luego de una balacera que ha dejado 1 muerto y aproximadamente 7 heridos.
— Irma R. Lara (@Rocio_Lara89) June 26, 2020
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