Seven people killed in a shooting in Honduras

Honduran police said at least seven people were killed, including a child, in a shooting on August 9 at a liquor store on the outskirts of the capital Tegucigalpa.

Authorities said a gang of about 10 men in a car and two motorcycles carrying weapons pulled up to a busy liquor store in the Las Torres neighborhood and opened fire.

Illustration photo. (Source: interaksyon.com)

Police have yet to determine the motive for the shooting and the identities of the perpetrators.

Honduras has the highest murder rate in the world, at about 79 per 100,000 people.

Since the beginning of the year alone, more than 220 people have died in cases involving three or more people./.

According to VNA