A shooting at Mexico’s Teotihuacan pyramids, a major tourist and archaeological site, left one Canadian woman dead and several people injured on Monday, Mexican authorities said.
The gunman later died by suicide at the site, which is located outside Mexico City.
Video shared on social media and shown by local outlets captured people scrambling for cover as shots rang out and showed a man firing intermittently from about halfway up the Pyramid of the Moon while tourists took shelter.
President Claudia Sheinbaum said on X that federal and state security forces were deployed to Teotihuacan and called the incident “deeply painful.” Her administration said it was in contact with Canadian authorities, and Sheinbaum expressed solidarity with those affected and their families.
Canada’s foreign affairs minister, Anita Anand, described the attack as “a horrific act of gun violence” and said her thoughts were with the victims’ loved ones.
Local officials reported four people hospitalized with gunshot wounds and two others treated for injuries sustained in falls. Those hurt included Colombian, Russian and Canadian tourists. Authorities recovered a gun, a knife and ammunition at the scene.
Teotihuacan, once one of Mesoamerica’s most important cultural centers, is one of Mexico’s top tourist destinations and drew about 1.8 million visitors last year. Mexico is preparing to co‑host the 2026 FIFA World Cup with the United States and Canada, an event that has increased attention on security at major cultural and tourist sites.
Edited by: Louis Oelofse