{"id":321968,"date":"2026-04-21T02:42:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T21:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=321968"},"modified":"2026-04-21T02:42:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T21:12:51","slug":"canadian-woman-killed-in-shooting-at-mexican-tourist-site-authorities-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/canadian-woman-killed-in-shooting-at-mexican-tourist-site-authorities-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian woman killed in shooting at Mexican tourist site: authorities &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-socialshare=\"true\">\n<div id=\"article-fontSizer\" class=\"c-fontSizer\">\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--decrease c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Decrease Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Decrease text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Descrease article font size<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"c-icon  c-fontSizer__icon\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=03zxzk4qx#font-decrease\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--increase c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Increase Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Increase text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Increase article font size<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"c-icon  c-fontSizer__icon\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=03zxzk4qx#font-increase\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A Canadian woman was killed in a shooting at Mexico\u2019s Teotihuacan pyramids by a person who later took his own life on Monday, Mexican authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>Mexico\u2019s security cabinet said in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GabSeguridadMX\/status\/2046309241460289749?s=20\">a press release on X<\/a> that several more people were injured within the shooting at the favored tourist and archaeological site about 40 kilometres outside Mexico City.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, a lady of Canadian nationality lost her life,\u201d a translation of the Spanish-language statement said.<\/p>\n<p>The Mexico State Secretariat of Security said in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SS_Edomex\/status\/2046311823801233698?s=20\">its own statement<\/a> that two people were found dead on the scene, including the suspected shooter, and that 4 others were injured by gunfire.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get each day National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get each day Canada news delivered to your inbox so you will never miss the day&#8217;s top stories.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Two more people were hurt in falls throughout the shooting, it said, adding all those that were injured were transferred to hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Global Affairs Canada didn&#8217;t immediately reply to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Claudiashein\/status\/2046310500217040909?s=20\">said on X<\/a> that her government was involved with the Canadian embassy and was investigating the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat happened today in Teotihuacan deeply pains us,\u201d she wrote in Spanish. \u201cI express my most sincere solidarity with the affected individuals and their families.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Crime<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mexico State Gov. 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