Some authorities attributed the bloodshed to a combat between organized crime teams, however no group has claimed duty.

The assault occurred after 2 p.m. Saturday within the city of San Vicente, close to the coastal metropolis of Ensenada. A late-model SUV pulled as much as an space the place automobiles had gathered for the two-day “Cachanillazo” meetup experience and highway present event, in response to a report from the native public safety workplace. Assailants with heavy weapons jumped out and commenced taking pictures into the parked automobiles, the assertion stated.

“The Cachanillazo family unites around this unfortunate tragedy,” the event organizers stated in a statement on social media. “What happened during the course of the tour was not in our hands. From the bottom of our hearts, we are sorry for the those lost and their families. … We are as baffled as all of you since we have nothing to do with what happened.”

The state legal professional common, Ricardo Ivan Carpio, stated in an announcement that authorities had discovered a black Infinity Qx60 SUV with a number of bullet holes, which was believed to be the automobile utilized by the attackers. “We’ve determined that this incident was a clash between presumed criminals who engaged in a shootout,” the assertion stated, in response to the day by day Reforma. The attackers managed to flee, and safety forces had been looking for them on Sunday, native stories stated.

The Baja California legal professional common’s workplace and the race organizers didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark.

In the primary week of June, Nevada-based off-road racing group Score International is ready to carry the Baja 500 racing event in Ensenada. At last year’s event, greater than 150 racers from totally different states accomplished the observe with instances starting from about 9 to 19 hours.