Dramatic footage captured the moment gunmen burst into a wedding reception in Mexico just as the bride was preparing to throw her bouquet, killing a suspected people trafficker in the chaotic scene.
Video showed the bride, Guadalupe Sosa, about to throw her bouquet when armed men raided the hall of the Casino del Sueño in Xalapa on Saturday night.
In the video, a masked gunman carrying an assault rifle can be seen pushing a man toward the exit when he slipped and fell on the dance floor, while a stunned Sosa, her husband, Manuel Bocanegra, and their guests looked on. horror.
At one point, the alleged trafficker, Vladimir Zúñiga, attempted to prevent the suspects from kidnapping him before they shot him to death.
Local media reported that Sosa’s mother and father were injured.
Sosa’s mother reportedly suffered a shoulder injury and his father, who works as a union leader, was shot in the foot.
However, an official from the Tabasco State Attorney General’s Office told DailyMail.com that none of the guests were injured.
The Tabasco State Attorney General’s Office said during a press conference Sunday afternoon that the preliminary investigation indicated that Zúñiga had a criminal record.
Video showed the bride, Guadalupe Sosa, about to throw away her bouquet when hitmen raided the hall of the Casino del Sueño in the municipality of Xalapa on Saturday night.
Guadalupe Sosa was seen dancing at her wedding reception in the southeastern Mexican city of Xalapa on Saturday night.
In the images you can see an armed man grabbing one of the wedding guests.
‘Apparently, according to these investigations that are being carried out, it was a person who was dedicated to illicit activities: human trafficking,’ said the deputy prosecutor of Tabasco, Gilberto Melquíades.
Days before the reception, Sosa posted a collage of wedding photos on Facebook with the caption: ‘The dream I want to fulfill with you, my love.’
“The agreed time has arrived,” Bocanegra responded to the email that same day. ‘I love you Lupita Sosa.’
Xalapa Mayor Manuel Hernández said in a statement that he requested the assistance of local, state and federal authorities to investigate the shooting and locate the five gunmen.
‘We ask that we stay united and informed if necessary,’ Hernández said.
‘We are in total and absolute support for the affected families, seeking to recover the peace that we so need in our land.’