Shots fired during BPM Festival’s Closing party

Unfortunate news have reached us, as an unknown individual has opened fire during the iconic BPM Festival closing event in the early hours of January 16th.

Official reports have not been released yet, but several tweets confirm the news and mention several deaths of party-goers and a security guard.

The closing party was hosted by Elrow and held at Blue Parrot. Allegedly second instance of shootings have occurred at The Jungle, however there is no official confirmation of that yet.

Someone has come into the club in Playa Del Carmen and opened fire. 4-5 dead and many wounded. Stay in ur fuckin hotel if you're here at BPM

— JACKMASTER (@jackmaster) January 16, 2017

https://twitter.com/jackmaster/status/820907040193314817

Representatives of other digital medias have been present at Blue Parrot and currently report to be safe. We urge everyone to stay away from said locations, to locate their friends and stay put in their hotels as official reports come in.

https://twitter.com/CarreMixmag/status/820908956575010817

Shots were fired at Blue Parrot while we were in the building. We got out okay and are finding out more details

— valerie ✌? (@itsvalerielee) January 16, 2017

Hearing word that there was a separate shooting at The Jungle for the only other BPM closing party as well

— valerie ✌? (@itsvalerielee) January 16, 2017

Our thoughts remain with those affected and we appeal towards peace and understanding across individuals all over the world.

This is a very very sad situation. Tryna get my head around it still. Thoughts and condolences to all affected ♥

— JACKMASTER (@jackmaster) January 16, 2017

BPM Festival have released their first official statement, confirming police investigation is underway

https://twitter.com/TheBPMFestival/status/820916733657620480

BPM Festival is one of the biggest festivals in Mexico, hosted at Playa Del Carmen. The event celebrated its 10th anniversary, welcoming performances by artists such as Carl Cox, Cassy, Dubfire, Erick Morillo, Guy Gerber, John Digweed, Lee Curtiss, Lee Foss, Marco Carola, Nicole Moudaber, Pete Tong, Seth Troxler, Skream, Solomun, Soul Clap, The Martinez Brothers, Wolf + Lamb, to name a few. Attended by over 70 000 festival goers from over 72 countries, the festival is one of the most reputable in its region, having won “Best Festival” at the EMPO Awards in 2015. It’s program is split into day and night showcases hosted by different record labels and promoters,[4] across various venues in Playa del Carmen, including beachclubs, nightclubs and even an underground restaurant including DIYNAMIC, elrow, ENTER., Innervisions, Life and Death, Paradise, SCI+TEC and many more

H/T: Mixmag