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Shooting near Mexico’s presidential palace kills one
AFP, Mexico City
Published: 28 Jul 2026, 10:40 AM
National Guard members arrive at the crime scene where one man was killed and two others were wounded in an armed attack at Plaza de Santo Domingo in Mexico City's historic center on 27 July, 2026. Photo: AFP
One person died and two more were wounded Monday after a shooting in Mexico City near the Zocalo public square and presidential palace.
Mexico City's Security Secretariat described the shooting as a "direct attack" in which a 42-year-old man died and two 39-year-old men were injured. The suspected attackers fled the scene on a motorcycle, and a police investigation is ongoing.
The attack occurred in Santo Domingo Square, an area surrounded by colonial-era buildings and notorious for the production and sale of false documents, local police said.
Although such shootings are common in areas under the control of narco-trafficking gangs, they remain unusual in the Mexican capital, despite the operation of several street gangs such as the Union Tepito and Fuerza Anti-Union.