A Canadian lady was killed in a taking pictures at Mexico’s Teotihuacan pyramids by a person who later took his personal life on Monday, Mexican authorities mentioned.
Overseas Affairs Minister Anita Anand later confirmed that one other Canadian was amongst these injured within the taking pictures on the common vacationer and archaeological web site, about 40 kilometres exterior Mexico Metropolis.
“Because of a horrific act of gun violence, a Canadian was killed and one other wounded in Teotihuacán, Mexico,” Anand wrote on X.
“My ideas are with their household and family members, and World Affairs consular officers are in contact to offer help.”
Anand prolonged due to Mexican Overseas Affairs Secretary Roberto Velasco Álvarez, whose ministry expressed “honest condolences to the household of the one who misplaced their life” in a social media assertion.
The Mexico State Secretariat of Safety mentioned in its personal assertion that two folks have been discovered lifeless on the scene, together with the suspected shooter. 4 folks have been injured by gunfire and two others have been damage in falls, it added.
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Cristóbal Castañeda, the safety secretary for Mexico state, instructed reporters on the scene that the 4 injured within the taking pictures included a Canadian and a Russian citizen, in addition to two Colombian nationals.
He mentioned it was too early to establish the shooter or his motivation, however added preliminary experiences recommend the gunman acted alone in a “direct” assault.
Video and images revealed by native information organizations seem to indicate a person standing with a gun on high of 1 pyramid whereas folks duck for canopy.
Plenty of gunshots ring out within the movies, which World Information has not independently verified.
Police and forensic staff stand on the pyramids after authorities mentioned a gunman opened hearth in Teotihuacan, Mexico, Monday, April 20, 2026. (AP Picture/Eduardo Verdugo).
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum mentioned on X that her authorities was involved with the Canadian embassy and was investigating the taking pictures.
“What occurred immediately in Teotihuacan deeply pains us,” she wrote in Spanish. “I specific my most honest solidarity with the affected people and their households.”
Mexico State Gov. Delfina Gómez Álvarez mentioned state officers have been additionally investigating and offering safety on the scene.
The Teotihuacan pyramids are one of the crucial common vacationer points of interest in Mexico, attracting properly over 1,000,000 worldwide guests yearly. Authorities figures present 1.8 million vacationers visited the pyramids final yr.
The pre-Hispanic metropolis was one of the crucial vital cultural facilities in Mesoamerica, and consists of a number of large constructions constructed by three historical civilizations.
Canada’s journey advisory for Mexico, final up to date March 31, says Canadians ought to train a excessive diploma of warning “as a result of excessive ranges of prison exercise and kidnapping.”
Though some components of Mexico are beneath regional non-travel advisories as a result of violence and arranged crime, Mexico state — the place Teotihuacan is positioned — just isn’t amongst them.
—With recordsdata from World’s Sergio Vargas and the Related Press
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