At least five people were killed early Monday in a shooting at a nightclub in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, a popular beach resort near Cancun, where a music festival was being held.
(FOX)- Twelve people were injured, according to local media reports.
The shooting unfolded at around 3 a.m. as club-goers waited in line to get into the BPM Festival’s closing party at the Blue Parrot.
Several Americans were reportedly among the victims.
The festival, an annual 10-day and night electronic music festival, is popular with foreign tourists, especially from the United States and the United Kingdom.
The BPM Festival posted a statement on Facebook saying the attack involved “a lone shooter.”