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Border Report – 5 wounded, including 2 children, when gunmen storm aquatic park in Tijuana

Posted on July 11, 2024

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — On Wednesday evening, gunmen stormed an aquatic center in Tijuana and began randomly firing their automatic weapons at people who were enjoying time in a wave pool.

According to Baja’s attorney general’s office, five people were wounded, including two children.

It says three of the victims are female and that none of the injuries are life-threatening.

El Vergel Aquatic Park in Tijuana is where five people were wounded Wednesday evening when gunmen stormed the site and sprayed it with automatic gunfire. (Jorge Nieto/Special for Border Report)

Police were called to the site around 5:30 p.m. along with firefighters and paramedics.

The park, called “El Vergel,” was evacuated and remains closed pending the completion of the investigation.


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Baja’s AG office says no one has been arrested in connection with the shootings and no motive has been established.

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