Source: 7 people were killed in a Mexico gay bar, but it’s not big news
At least seven people are believed to have been killed in a mass shooting at a gay bar in Mexico last four month in 22nd May 2016. The shooting took place three weeks before last Sunday’s massacre 49 people were killed in a gay bar in Orlando but was not reported on by Western media.The crime was originally reported as drug-related, with authorities in the country claiming it was “territorial”. In the early morning May 22, gunmen entered La Madame, a gay club in Veracruz, and proceeded to fire into the crowd of approximately 180 people, In total, seven people were killed and at least 12 injured in the attack. Despite this, LGBT activists in the country say authorities continue to ignore the “homophobic aspect” of the crime.A 24-year-old employee of the club told reporters at El Noreste that she witnessed an armed group enter the bar and open fire into a crowd of more than 200 people.
One of the victims – Luis Donaldo Rivera Calderon – had gone to the bar with his uncle, Luis Manuel Rivera Aguilar.
“They opened the doors violently and drew their guns. There were shouts,” Aguilar told local media.
“They had no mercy. Bullets ricocheted everywhere,” he added.
“The white tiles were stained red. Those who wanted to escape slipped in puddles of blood.
‘It was a slaughterhouse.”
Police said they launched a search for the gunmen, but no arrests were made.
Personal Reflection:
Even though it's a gay bar, it was not a gay criminality included there and the crime was originally reported as drug-related. So, there's no relation between LGBT and these cases. Overall, I don't really understand why it seems like the police and authorities does not even care about these cases, it looks like they're already gave up and do nothing just a general searching, they did not even report it to the media. I hope they can actually caught those gunmen and arrest them as well and it needs a real action as soon as possible or else they will do the same thing later, and I'm pretty sure no one gonna like that.
What do you think about that?
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