<p>Gunmen opened fire at a wedding in western Mexico, killing one man on the spot while three other people were later shot dead as medical workers treated them, prosecutors said</p>.<p>.<br /></p>.<p>Two shooters, identified by witnesses as the sons of a local police chief, burst into the wedding party in the village of Cungo late Monday, Michoacan state attorney general Placido Torres told reporters.</p>.<p>"They repeatedly shot a man who was sitting at a table but then the assailants inexplicably shot at the other guests before fleeing," Torres said.</p>.<p>One man was killed and seven others were wounded at the party.<br /><br />A sport utility vehicle, escorted by a police car, was taking three of the wounded men to be treated elsewhere when an ambulance found them.<br /><br />As ambulance workers began caring for the wounded, a group of gunmen arrived and killed the trio, Torres said.<br /><br />After witnesses recognized the sons of the Salvador Escalante municipal police chief, a group of 50 local residents organized a lynch party and headed to the two men's home.<br />But federal police arrived and the two suspects were taken into custody.<br /><br />Michoacan is the scene of a violent turf war between Mexico's drug cartels, but it is also known for land disputes between state residents. </p>
<p>Gunmen opened fire at a wedding in western Mexico, killing one man on the spot while three other people were later shot dead as medical workers treated them, prosecutors said</p>.<p>.<br /></p>.<p>Two shooters, identified by witnesses as the sons of a local police chief, burst into the wedding party in the village of Cungo late Monday, Michoacan state attorney general Placido Torres told reporters.</p>.<p>"They repeatedly shot a man who was sitting at a table but then the assailants inexplicably shot at the other guests before fleeing," Torres said.</p>.<p>One man was killed and seven others were wounded at the party.<br /><br />A sport utility vehicle, escorted by a police car, was taking three of the wounded men to be treated elsewhere when an ambulance found them.<br /><br />As ambulance workers began caring for the wounded, a group of gunmen arrived and killed the trio, Torres said.<br /><br />After witnesses recognized the sons of the Salvador Escalante municipal police chief, a group of 50 local residents organized a lynch party and headed to the two men's home.<br />But federal police arrived and the two suspects were taken into custody.<br /><br />Michoacan is the scene of a violent turf war between Mexico's drug cartels, but it is also known for land disputes between state residents. </p>