A Canadian woman was killed in a shooting at Mexico’s Teotihuacan pyramids by a person who later took his own life on Monday, Mexican authorities said.
Mexico’s security cabinet said in a press release on X that several more people were injured within the shooting at the favored tourist and archaeological site about 40 kilometres outside Mexico City.
“Unfortunately, a lady of Canadian nationality lost her life,” a translation of the Spanish-language statement said.
The Mexico State Secretariat of Security said in its own statement that two people were found dead on the scene, including the suspected shooter, and that 4 others were injured by gunfire.
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Two more people were hurt in falls throughout the shooting, it said, adding all those that were injured were transferred to hospital for treatment.
Global Affairs Canada didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on X that her government was involved with the Canadian embassy and was investigating the shooting.
“What happened today in Teotihuacan deeply pains us,” she wrote in Spanish. “I express my most sincere solidarity with the affected individuals and their families.”
Mexico State Gov. Delfina Gómez Álvarez said state officials were also investigating and providing security on the scene.
The Teotihuacan pyramids are one of the popular tourist attractions in Mexico, attracting well over one million international visitors yearly. The pre-Hispanic city was one of the vital cultural centers in Mesoamerica.
Canada’s travel advisory for Mexico, last updated March 31, says Canadians should exercise a high degree of caution “because of high levels of criminal activity and kidnapping.”
Although some parts of Mexico are under regional non-travel advisories because of violence and arranged crime, Mexico state — where Teotihuacan is situated — just isn’t amongst them.
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