Gunmen open fire at football match in Mexico, killing at least 11

Gunmen opened fire at a football match in central Mexico on Sunday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 12, authorities said.César Prieto, the mayor of the town of Salamanca in central Guanajuato state, said in a statement posted to social media platforms that the gunmen arrived at the end of a match.Ten people were killed at the scene and one died later at a hospital. Prieto said a woman and a child were among the wounded.The mayor said the attack was part of a “crime wave” in the city and appealed to the Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum, for help to control the violence.The state prosecutor’s office said it was investigating and coordinating with federal authorities to reinforce security in the area.Guanajuato state recorded the highest number of homicides in Mexico last year. A local gang, Santa Rosa de Lima, has been battling the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel.“Unfortunately, there are criminal groups trying to subjugate authorities, something they are not going to achieve,” the mayor said.Mexico’s government says the murder rate in 2025 was the lowest since 2016 at 17.5 murders per 100,000 inhabitants, though analysts say the numbers may not fully reflect the scale of the violence in the country.