At least 12 killed in mass shooting at Christmas party in Mexico: "When they were asked who they were, they started shooting"

At least 12 people were killed and another dozen were wounded in an attack early Sunday on a pre-Christmas party in central Mexico, authorities in the state of Guanajuato said. The massacre was one of at least three mass shootings in Mexico over the weekend.

The violence occurred in the town of Salvatierra, reportedly at a hacienda, or ranch, that can be rented out for festivities.

"So far 12 people are reported dead," the state's prosecutor's office said on X, the former Twitter. Twelve others who were wounded have been taken to hospitals, according to authorities.