At least six people were killed and three more wounded in a shooting at a street party Sunday in the Mexico City suburb of Iztapalapa, the prosecutor's office said in a statement on Sunday.

"Five men and one woman were killed, and two women and one man were injured as a result of a shooting in Los Reyes Culhuacan neighborhood of Iztapalapa. They were in public place during the attack," the statement read.

A group of people were drinking at a party outside a church when four criminals approached them and opened fire, according to local media.

The shooters fled the scene and authorities are reviewing videos from security cameras nearby.

The prosecutor's office has launched an investigation into the incident. 

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