Three Killed in Restaurant Shooting in Western Mexico

GUADALAJARA, Mexico – At least three people were killed and one was wounded in a restaurant shooting in Guadalajara, capital of the western Mexican state of Jalisco, state prosecutors said.

Several armed men burst into the restaurant and killed three people seated at a table, local media reported, adding that the assailants fled the scene in an SUV.

The state Attorney General’s Office has not yet confirmed the media reports but it said Thursday that its personnel were not the victims, as had been initially reported.

One other diner was seriously wounded and rushed to a local hospital.