Gunmen in Mexico Kill 6 People, Including a Boy, as Mass Killings of Families Increase

Gunmen in Mexico Kill 6 People, Including a Boy, as Mass Killings of Families Increase
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The Associated Press
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MEXICO CITY—Six members of two families were killed in Mexico’s violent state of Guanajuato, the second massacre of a family in a month there, authorities confirmed Wednesday.

An increasing number of women, children, and entire families have fallen victim to the increasingly indiscriminate violence in Guanajuato and other states where drug cartels are fighting bloody turf battles.