Shooting At Pyramids North Of Mexico City Leaves 1 Canadian Tourist Dead, 6 Others Injured

MEXICO CITY — A man equipped pinch a weapon opened occurrence connected Monday astatine nan historical Teotihuacán pyramids, leaving 1 Canadian tourer dormant and six group injured astatine nan archaeological tract an hr northbound of Mexico’s capital, authorities said.

The shooter later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to a statement.

The section authorities said 4 group were wounded by gunshots and 2 were injured from falls. The victims were taken to hospitals for treatment. They see Colombian, Russian and Canadian tourists, nan section authorities said. The grade of their injuries was not instantly clear.

Video and photos published by section news organizations show a man opinionated pinch a weapon connected apical of 1 pyramid while group duck for cover. A number of gunshots ringing retired successful nan videos.

A circuit guide, who said connected information of anonymity truthful arsenic not to put his occupation astatine risk, said he was starring a group down 1 of nan pyramids astir 11:30 a.m. erstwhile nan man began to shoot, and a number of group stumbled successful fearfulness and fell down nan stairs.

“When he saw that we were descending he began to sprout downward,” nan guideline said, adding that nan shooter seemed to occurrence alternatively into nan aerial and past astatine people’s legs.

He said he heard betwixt 20 and 30 gunshots ringing retired earlier information officials arrived.

Staff astatine nan archaeological tract utilized to transportation retired information scans earlier group entered nan area but had stopped doing that.

The guideline showed a video that he took showing a female limping and her backmost covered successful humor and different man’s limb being bandaged.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum wrote connected societal media that nan shooting would beryllium investigated and that she was successful touch pinch nan Canadian Embassy.

“What happened coming successful Teotihuacán profoundly pains us. I definitive my astir sincere solidarity pinch nan affected individuals and their families,” she wrote.

Anita Anand, Canada’s overseas affairs minister, said connected X that arsenic a “result of a horrific enactment of weapon violence, a Canadian was killed and different wounded successful Teotihuacán” and that her “thoughts are pinch their family and loved ones.”

The Teotihuacán pyramids are a bid of monolithic structures connected nan outskirts of Mexico City built by 3 different ancient civilizations. As 1 of Mexico’s astir important touristdestinations, nan tract drew much than 1.8 cardinal world visitors past year, according to authorities figures.

Security officials recovered a gun, a weapon and ammunition aft nan shooting.

Sánchez and Janetsky constitute for nan Associated Press.