Massacre in Juarez

(Juarez, Mexico) Fifteen armed men broke into a birthday party on Saturday night and separated the males and females before starting a bloodbath with 9 mm handguns, .40-caliber handguns and .223-caliber weapons. Sixteen partygoers died according to the latest report, ranging in age from 13 to 42.

The killers used their vehicles to block the street at both ends and chased several people who tried to escape. The victims reportedly were celebrating a school soccer championship and the birthday of one of their friends.

When police arrived at the scene, they found bodies scattered across three properties on Vista del Portal. Neighbors who became aware of what happened rushed the injured to clinics, and washed away several pools of blood.

The motive for the attack is suspected to be drug-related. Authorities have offered a reward of one million pesos (about $76,000) for information leading to the arrests of the perpetrators.