A group of young men surrounded a taxi with guns and shot three passengers.

About 10 young men wearing masks, holding weapons and guns, surrounded the taxi, broke the glass doors, and fired bullets inside.

Nong Cong District Police (Thanh Hoa) are investigating a fight and shooting that occurred in Hoang Son Commune, injuring three people.

Authorities determined that at around 3:00 p.m. on August 31, Cao Dinh Viet (41 years old) and three friends hired a taxi to go to an acquaintance's house in Hoang Son commune, Nong Cong district, Thanh Hoa.

At the entrance of the village, Viet’s group was attacked by about 10 masked youths carrying knives, swords and homemade guns. The crowd threw rocks, broke the car windows, and fired many bullets into the car, injuring Viet and two friends in the head, back and arms.

After the series of bullets, the group of young men got into two cars and escaped.

One of the gunmen at the scene. Photo cut from clip.

Doctors determined the victims' injuries were caused by pellets.

Anh Viet told the police that he had no conflict with the group of young men.While being surrounded, Viet's group managed to use their phones to record images and provide them to the police.

Three victims are being treated at the hospital. Photo: Lam Son.

Mr. Le Cong Hiep - Chief of Hoang Son Commune Police said that when the police arrived at the scene, only the taxi with broken windows remained, and many bullet shells were scattered on the ground.

According to VNE