Gunman at Mexico’s Teotihuacán pyramids kills Canadian woman, injures others

MEXICO CITY — A man shot and killed a “Canadian” woman and injured several others before killing himself Monday at Mexico’s Teotihuacán Pyramids, a popular tourist and archaeological site outside Mexico City, authorities said.

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Mexico’s security cabinet said the injured were receiving medical treatment. Anita Anand, Canada’s foreign minister, said Canadian officials were in touch to provide assistance.

“As a result of a horrific act of gun violence, a Canadian was killed and another injured in Teotihuacán, Mexico,” she said in a post on X. “My thoughts are with their family and loved ones.”

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said authorities were in contact with the Canadian embassy.

“What happened today in Teotihuacán pains us deeply,” she said in a message on X. “I express my most sincere solidarity with those affected and their families.”

Six people were injured, the security firm said, including four who suffered gunshot wounds and two who were injured by falls.

American tourist Tim Chung, who is visiting Mexico from Seattle, was at the Teotihuacán pyramids with a group of tourists when the incident occurred.

“All of a sudden I saw a guy falling off one of the viewing platforms and then I heard a gunshot and another person fell and then I knew something bad was happening and I heard screaming,” Chung told NBC News in a telephone interview.

He said everyone in his group was safe, but described the event as “incredibly sad.”

Mexico’s Foreign Ministry said it was in contact with “other embassies of those concerned to ensure rapid follow-up of these events.”

Governor Delfina Gómez said care was being provided to those affected. The Mexican Secretariat of Security will maintain a presence in the area in coordination with the relevant authorities while it investigates the incident.

The pre-Hispanic city was one of the most important cultural centers in Mesoamerica.