Gunmen opened fire at a football field in central Mexico on Sunday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 12, authorities said.
Salamanca Mayor Cesar Prieto said in a statement posted to social media platforms that the gunmen arrived at the end of the football match and started shooting.
Ten people died at the scene and one died later in hospital. The mayor said a child was among the wounded.
Prieto said the attack was part of a "crime wave" in the city and appealed to Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum for help to control the violence.
The Guanajuato state prosecutor’s office said it was investigating and coordinating with federal authorities to reinforce security in the area.
Guanajuato is a thriving industrial hub and home to several popular tourist destinations, but it also remains the country's deadliest state due to gang turf wars, according to official homicide statistics.
A local criminal 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.
Overall, Mexico’s government says the country's 2025 homicide rate was the lowest since 2016 at 17.5 murders per 100,000 inhabitants, although analysts warned that the numbers may not fully reflect violence in the country.
