An LGBT couple that fought for same-sex marriage rights in a Mexican state were beaten and robbed by assailants.

The couple was the first to marry in the state of Baja California and became known throughout Mexico for their fight to marry in the state.

According to EntreLineas.com, Víctor Manuel Aguirre Espinoza and Fernando Urías Amparo were assaulted at their business in the city of Mexicali. The couple was attacked and robbed this past Wednesday, April 1. The attack appears to be premeditated.

Aguirre and Urías were at the business they own, a beauty salon, when three robbers, two men and one woman, stormed in with firearms and threatened the couple and a client who was present. The group demanded money and any other valuables.

The robbers managed to escape with around 6,000 pesos (roughly $400), as well as cell phones and a purse. The Baja California State Prosecutor's Office released some information about the attackers. One of the men wore a black shirt while the other donned a red-and-white striped T-shirt.

The woman has been described as thin and with light colored hair. She wore a purple blouse.

La Cronica reports the robbery took place at round 5:30 p.m. on that Wednesday afternoon when the group arrived. They used their weapons to threaten the victims and, in one case, hit one of the victims with the butt of the gun. Of the amount taken, 3,000 pesos belonged to the store and the rest was taken off Aguirre.

Police are searching for the robbers but so far no arrests have been made. It remains unknown whether the attack was a hate crime or if the couple was targeted because they are gay.

Aguirre and Urías are known in Mexico as the couple that fought for same-sex marriage in Baja California. The couple finally married in January after almost two years, according to U-T San Diego.

The couple had an impromptu wedding Jan. 17 at Mexicali City Hall when they thought they would be protesting. Although some courts have sided with same-sex couples, same-sex marriage in Mexico remains a fight for LGBT people.