Blue Parrot shooting: Gunfire at BPM music festival in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico

By Fran Rimrod and Georgina Mitchell
Updated January 17 2017 - 6:13am, first published 5:30am
Revelers dive for cover at the popular Mexican holiday spot. Photo: Marcos A Vazquez
Revelers dive for cover at the popular Mexican holiday spot. Photo: Marcos A Vazquez
Footage shows people running down the street as panic struck the Mexican resort town. Photo: Marcos A Vazquez
Footage shows people running down the street as panic struck the Mexican resort town. Photo: Marcos A Vazquez
"It happened right in front of us. Still can't believe it was real": Australian DJ Danny Chien. Photo: Marcos A Vazquez
"It happened right in front of us. Still can't believe it was real": Australian DJ Danny Chien. Photo: Marcos A Vazquez
Revelers outside the Blue Parrot club in Mexico. Photo: Twitter: @DJMauroMC
Revelers outside the Blue Parrot club in Mexico. Photo: Twitter: @DJMauroMC
Trent Cray and his friends just hours beforee the shooting in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Photo: Trent Cray, Facebook
Trent Cray and his friends just hours beforee the shooting in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Photo: Trent Cray, Facebook
People outside the Blue Parrot nightclub after the shooting.  Photo: Por Esto! de Quintana Roo
People outside the Blue Parrot nightclub after the shooting. Photo: Por Esto! de Quintana Roo

At least five people, including four foreigners, have been killed and 15 wounded after a shooter opened fire at a nightclub in Mexico's Playa del Carmen resort during the BPM electronic music festival.

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