2 killed in shooting at Magdalena Contreras patron saint festival in Mexico

Two men were shot and killed in the early hours of Saturday in a shooting in the Las Cruces neighborhood of Magdalena Contreras, Mexico City, according to local authorities. The victims, aged 25 and 55, were pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical personnel after residents reported hearing gunfire and alerted the police.

Police officers and paramedics from the ERUM rescue service arrived at the area near Naranjo and Andador Primavera streets, where they found the two men with fatal gunshot wounds. Forensic personnel from the Mexico City Prosecutor's Office processed the scene and removed the bodies as part of the investigation.

Authorities have not yet reported any arrests or identified a possible motive for the attack. The Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC) carried out the chain of custody to preserve evidence at the scene.