Drunkard Gunmen Killed, Wounded 8 People During Football Game in Mexico

Six people, including three children, were killed and two others were wounded by gunmen who opened fire during a family soccer match in a park in the state of Hidalgo in central Mexico, according to the authorities.

The public prosecutor's office said in a statement that the shooting took place Sunday evening in a residential neighborhood in the city of Atotonilco de Tola.

The statement indicated that "an armed attack targeted the football stadium, where a family sports match was taking place, leaving six dead, including three children, and two wounded."

The statement only said that the authorities had opened an investigation to find out the circumstances and motives of the attack.

For their part, eyewitnesses reported that several armed men, probably drunk, opened fire on the spectators before they fled.

Witnesses stated that two of the dead died on the spot,and the remaining four died in the hospital from their wounds.

Numerous criminal gangs are active in the state of Hidalgo, less than 100 kilometers from the capital, Mexico City.