Gunmen kill ‘nine people’ including mayor and injure at least 20 more as panicked residents take cover in Mexico

GUNMEN have killed nine people including a mayor and injured at least 20 more in a massacre, it has been reported. Cartel members opened fire in an official building and launched projectiles at residents in the streets and their homes for the attack. Twitter - Jacob MoralesGunshot marks have covered the outside of a building[/caption] Twitter - Jacob MoralesThe mayor of San Miguel Totolapan, who was killed in the attack, pictured outside the City Hall[/caption] The outside of the building has been covered in gunshots and other images, which we are not publishing, showed bloodied victims. Seven police officers were among the dead today in San Miguel Totolapan, Mexico. Party of the Democratic Union (PRD) mayor Conrado Mendoza Almeda and his dad and former mayor Juan Mendoza were executed too. Panicked residents hid in their homes and the army was deployed to the streets, international media reported. READ MORE WORLD NEWS REFUGEE'S HOME I'm happy to be back in Ukraine after British lover dumped me - I miss him ROCKET GAMES North Korea fires ANOTHER ballistic missile 'over' Japan Armed group Los Tequileros has claimed responsibility. It was previously thought the group had stopped operating. The PRD condemned the attack this evening, calling it cowardly. It added on social media: “We demand justice. Enough of violence and impunity.”