US EditionGunman kills Canadian woman, injures more at Mexico's Teotihuacan pyramids
Authorities said a lone gunman killed a Canadian woman and wounded several tourists before dying by suicide, and firearms were recovered at the scene.
- On Monday, a gunman opened fire at the Teotihuacan pyramids, killing a Canadian woman and wounding several visitors before taking his own life, Mexico's security cabinet confirmed.
- Authorities seized a firearm, a bladed weapon, and live cartridges at the site, located within one of Mesoamerica's preeminent cultural centers.
- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed federal, state, and local agencies are responding and expressed solidarity with those affected, noting contact with Canada's representatives.
- Those wounded are receiving medical care while investigations continue to uncover the shooter's motives, with authorities working to determine what prompted the violent episode.
- The Canadian Foreign Ministry has not yet commented on the shooting, which underscores security concerns at the popular tourist destination that draws countless visitors annually.
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MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has promised an investigation into the shooting at a set of historic pyramids that killed one Canadian tourist and wounded another.
Teotihuacan is one of the most important archaeological sites in Mexico. A man has opened fire there to foreign visitors.
The shooting in the famous pre-Columbian archaeological site. The person responsible, who killed himself, identified as Julio Cesar Jasso, 27, Mexican. The youngest injured person is 6 years old, the oldest 61
Gunman Shoots Canadian Woman Dead at Mexico’s Teotihuacan Pyramids, 13 Injured
MEXICO CITY, April 20 (Reuters) - A gunman shot dead a Canadian woman as he opened fire at Mexico's Teotihuacan pyramids on Monday before killing himself, authorities said, in a rare attack at a major tourist attraction.
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