8 people found shot dead near monarch butterfly reserve in Mexico

Prosecutors in western Mexico said Wednesday they found eight people dead with gunshot wounds.

The bodies were found Wednesday in the township of Tuzantla, in the state of Michoacan, near the wintering grounds of the monarch butterfly.

Michoacan state prosecutors said they found shell casings at the scene, and were investigating the circumstances surrounding the killings. The bodies were undergoing autopsies, they said.