At least seven people have died, including a seven-year-old boyand another has resulted serious injury for a shooting carried out this past Saturday by a group of armed men in a public swimming pool in the Mexican town of Cortázar, in the central state of Guanajuato, according to local authorities.

The other fatalities have been identified as three women and three men by shots fired by armed men who broke into the La Palma spa and proceeded to open fire on the people, for reasons still under investigation.

“After the fact, they fled but not before cause damage to the spa shop and take security cameras as well as the monitor”, according to a statement from Cortázar’s authorities, published on his Twitter account.

The Mexican Army and the public security forces of the State have been deployed along the communication routes with the supported municipality, with the support of a surveillance helicopter.