Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has promised an investigation into the shooting at a set of historic pyramids that killed one Canadian tourist and wounded one other.<\/p>\n
Sheinbaum wrote on social media that Monday\u2019s shooting at the location of the Teotihuac\u00e1n pyramids \u201cdeeply pains\u201d her government and said she was in contact with the Canadian Embassy.<\/p>\n
\u201cI express my most sincere solidarity with the affected individuals and their families,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n
An armed man standing atop considered one of the historic\u00a0Teotihuacan pyramids opened fire on tourists Monday, killing one Canadian and leaving at the very least 13 people injured on the archaeological site north of Mexico\u2019s capital, authorities said.<\/p>\n
The shooter was identified as 27-year-old Julio Cesar Jasso of Mexico, a state official told the AP on condition of anonymity because he will not be authorized to talk in regards to the case. Jasso later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said, and security officials found a gun, a knife and ammunition.<\/p>\n
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Jasso was the only real assailant within the attack, the State of Mexico government confirmed on Monday night.<\/p>\n
The local government said seven people were wounded by gunshots. How the opposite people were injured was not disclosed, but plenty of people fell when shooting began, some while climbing on the pyramids.<\/p>\n
Those taken to hospitals for treatment were six Americans, three Colombians, one Russian, two Brazilians and one Canadian, the local government said. The youngest one that was injured was 6; the oldest was 61, Mexican authorities said.<\/p>\n
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Video and photos published by local media showed a person, later identified as Jasso, standing with a gun on top of a pyramid while people ducked for canopy. Plenty of gunshots rang out within the videos.<\/p>\n
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The Teotihuacan pyramids, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are a series of massive structures on the outskirts of\u00a0Mexico City\u00a0built by three different ancient civilizations. As considered one of Mexico\u2019s most significant touristic destinations, the location drew greater than 1.8 million international visitors last yr, based on government figures.<\/p>\n
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The shooting took place shortly after 11:30 a.m. when dozens of tourists were at the highest of the Pyramid of the Moon. The standing on the structure\u2019s platform began firing upward, based on a tour guide who was on the scene and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity for safety reasons.<\/p>\n
Some people, because they were scared \u2026 threw themselves face down on the bottom, and the remaining of us began to go down,\u201d the guide said, recounting how the shooter, upon seeing the tourists descending the pyramid\u2019s steps, began firing.<\/p>\n
One other group of holiday makers lay motionless on the pyramid\u2019s platform to avoid being targeted by the shooter, who authorities haven’t yet identified.<\/p>\n
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