The horrifying incident was captured on a Facebook livestream, showing people running and screaming as gunshots rang out off-camera. Mexican newspaper Reforma reported that the candidate was greeting “women with children in their arms” when the gunfire began.
Footage posted online depicted the chaos, with at least 20 shots heard in the clip. Other images shared online appeared to show bodies in the street.
These acts of violence often lead to costly medical bills, emergency response failures, and insurance disputes that involve legal representation, victims’ rights advocacy, and healthcare policy reform in developing and developed nations alike.
