An employee of a South Korean conglomerate was shot to death in an upper-class downtown area of the Mexican capital Mexico City.

Reports say the man was getting into his car on Thursday night local time when three gunmen fired 13 shots at him.

Eight months ago in Mexico City, two ethnic Koreans sharing a taxi were shot by an armed robber.

Jitters are spreading across the Korean community in Mexico.

The South Korean embassy has contacted local law enforcement authorities for more details on the shooting death.