In the early hours of November 24, an armed attack was reported inside the nightclub known as ‘DBar‘ in Villahermosa, Tabascowhich left six dead and at least ten people injured.
The Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), Omar García Harfuchconfirmed through social networks the start of an operation by the federal cabinet, in coordination with state authorities, to clarify what happened.
During a press conference, the Deputy Prosecutor Gilberto Melquiades Miranda He noted that the attack would not be related to organized crime activities, but rather that “could have other tinges of problems that arose within”.
According to the first reports from the State Attorney General’s Office (FGE), the gunmen They were planning to attack a person specifically, so the other five fatalities would have been “collateral damage.” Of the total number of civilians killed, five died at the scenewhile one more lost his life when he was transferred for medical care. It is presumed that all of the deceased would be over 20 years old.
“Armed people entered that place looking for a specific person and the people who were near that area were also affected, unfortunately,” said Deputy Prosecutor Miranda.
Testimonies collected by the local press indicate that it was shortly before the four in the morning when an armed commando would have arrived at the establishment, located on Paseo La Choca avenue. Once inside the bar, the alleged hitmen They attacked the attendees.
A recording captured by civilians who, at the time the massacre occurred, was in the bar’s bathroom was released through social networks. When leaving the property, they took a video to show the conditions in which the establishment was found after the events. In the audiovisual material you can see the bodies of several peoplewho had gunshot wounds.
The authorities received the report at 03:53 hours on this date, so police elements were deployed to cordon off the area. Subsequently, FGE personnel arrived to begin collecting evidence, as well as recovering the bodies.
Regarding the injured people, a total of at least ten were confirmed, who were transferred to the Angeles, Rovirosa and Southeast hospitals. Of the group of five injured who have already been identified, four had gunshot wounds.
Until nine in the morning, the surroundings of the ‘DBar’ were kept under guard by elements of Public Security and experts from the Prosecutor’s Office.
Because the attackers fled immediately after perpetrating the massacre, the number of people who would be involved is unknown, as well as their identities and the motive for the events.
