Gunmen kill 19 at Mexican cockfight party

Three of the victims were women, the state prosecutor's office said in a statement, adding that it was trying to establish who was responsible for the shootings.

All the victims had gunshot wounds, and crime scene investigators were looking into reports that other people had been taken to hospital with injuries, the statement said.

Las Tinajas is in the municipality of Zinapecuaro, about 50km northeast of the state capital, Morelia.