Man fatally shot, 6 others wounded during football match in Mexico

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 -A man has been k!lled and six others wounded after gunmen opened fire during a football match. 

The attackers are said to have rode up to the touchline on a motorbike and fired shots into the crowd of people. 

Players and fans scattered as a witness captured the gunfire on their mobile phone. 

The shooting happened in the city of San Francisco del Rincón in Guanajuato State, Mexico, at around 2.40pm on Sunday, September 13. Seven people were hit during the attack and six remain in hospital. One victim later di£d in hospital. 

Police said relatives drove the wounded away themselves as the game was abandoned. 

The deceased victim was later identified as 25-year-old food vendor Julio César. 

Two of the wounded were named as Israel, 25, and Christian Antonio. 

A municipal officer at the scene said the gunmen appeared to target "two people" and "others ran so there were collateral victims". 

The Guanajuato state prosecutor's office has opened a murd£r file and is hunting the gunmen. 

The city council said they would help the injured and their families and work with investigators. 

The investigation continues.