By “El Huaso” for Borderland Beat
Four were killed and another two were wounded after gunmen opened fire at a barber shop in Salamanca, Guanajuato on Saturday, December 16.
Authors warning: there are uncensored photos of the attack below.
According to AM Noticias, around 8:20 p.m. several gunmen arrived on motorcycles to the barber shop located on Abasolo street in the center of Salamanca. The gunmen were gone by the time Municipal Police arrived after receiving 911 calls.
Attacks like these are common in Guanajuato state, the most violent region in Mexico for the last several years. Businesses are often targeted by organized crime groups in this manner for failing to pay extorsion rents or allowing rival drugs to be sold on premises. According to think tank Causa en Común, with 44 so far this year, Guanajuato leads the nation in massacres, which are defined as events with three or more deaths.
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