{"id":322411,"date":"2026-04-21T22:05:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=322411"},"modified":"2026-04-21T22:05:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:35:38","slug":"carney-mourns-terrible-killing-of-canadian-in-mexico-shooting-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/carney-mourns-terrible-killing-of-canadian-in-mexico-shooting-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Carney mourns \u2018terrible\u2019 killing of Canadian in Mexico shooting &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday expressed condolences to the family of the Canadian killed in a shooting in Mexico, while his foreign minister vowed she is going to \u201cleave no stone unturned\u201d in ensuring a fulsome investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Mexican authorities are investigating after a person opened fire on visitors on the historic Teotihuac\u00e1n pyramids, a preferred tourist site outside Mexico City, on Monday before taking his own life. Thirteen people of varied nationalities were injured, seven of whom \u2014 including a second Canadian \u2014 were struck by gunfire.<\/p>\n<p>The name of the lady killed has not yet been released by authorities, but <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GabSeguridadMX\/status\/2046439947964404141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a listing of the 13 injured patients in hospital released by Mexico\u2019s security cabinet<\/a> named the second Canadian as 29-year-old Delicia Li de Yong.<\/p>\n<p>Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has promised an investigation and strengthened security around Mexican archaeological zones and predominant tourist destinations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cOur hearts exit to the family and friends of the person who was tragically killed,\u201d Carney told reporters while heading into a cupboard meeting in Ottawa.<\/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 breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get breaking National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox because it happens so you will not miss a trending story.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a terrible circumstance. I very much appreciate President Sheinbaum\u2019s personal attention to the matter, and we\u2019re working with Mexican authorities on the situation. Nevertheless it\u2019s a tragic day.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_11809862_69e7a47960972\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"11809862\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/11809862\/#autoplay&#038;stickyiframe=miniplayer_11809862_69e7a47960972\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\" data-permutive-data=\"{\"content\":{\"name\":\"Canadian killed in shooting at Mexico's Teotihuacu00e1n pyramids\",\"type\":\"video\",\"sections\":[\"videos\",\"national\",\"canada\",\"world\"],\"keywords\":[\"canadian-killed-in-mexico\",\"global-affairs-canada\",\"international\",\"mexico\",\"mexico-city\",\"short-clip\",\"teotihuacan\",\"teotihuacan-pyramids\",\"teotihuacan-pyramids-shooting\",\"global-national\"],\"iab\":{\"categories\":[\"Law and Government\/Public Safety\/Crime and Justice\",\"Law and Government\",\"Law and Government\/Public Safety\",\"Sensitive Subjects\"],\"tags\":[\"Anita Anand\",\"Attention\",\"Bilateralism\",\"Canada\",\"Canadian nationality law\",\"Claudia Sheinbaum\",\"Consul (representative)\",\"Crime\",\"Kidnapping\",\"Loughinisland massacre\",\"Mark Carney\",\"Mesoamerican pyramids\",\"Mexico\",\"Mexico City\",\"Murder\",\"Organized crime\",\"Ottawa\",\"Prime Minister of Canada\",\"Pyramid\",\"Teotihuacan\",\"Violence\"]}}}\">\n<div class=\"c-video__inner \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Canadian killed in shooting at Mexico\u2019s Teotihuac\u00e1n pyramids'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/dvm5x3hvqp-jq06ifq5pd\/260420-JILLIAN.jpg?w=1040&#038;quality=70&#038;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">1:39<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Canadian killed in shooting at Mexico\u2019s Teotihuac\u00e1n pyramids<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said while heading into the meeting that she had spoken together with her Mexican counterpart earlier Tuesday morning and he had committed to an investigation.<\/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 Canada<\/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>She said consular officials were assisting the remaining victims and were available to assist all Canadians in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn fact, I express my very own condolences to the family of the victim, and I&#8217;ll leave no stone unturned in ensuring that Canadians are supported abroad, and that this investigation uncovers facts referring to the death, the murder of a Canadian citizen on Mexican soil,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Anand wouldn&#8217;t say if the shooting would change Canada\u2019s travel advice for Mexico, which was last updated March 31 and warns Canadians to exercise \u201ca high degree\u201d of caution \u201con account of high levels of criminal activity and kidnapping.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although some parts of Mexico are under regional non-travel advisories on account of violence and arranged crime, Mexico state \u2014 where Teotihuac\u00e1n is situated \u2014 just isn&#8217;t amongst them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresently, we&#8217;re examining all issues referring to the bilateral relationship, but in fact, we&#8217;re in very close contact with our Mexican counterparts,\u201d Anand said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all know that it&#8217;s a really difficult time for the families, and that\u2019s really what we\u2019re focused on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>More to return\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&#038;copy 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday expressed condolences to the family of the Canadian killed in a shooting in Mexico, while his foreign minister vowed she is going to \u201cleave no stone unturned\u201d in ensuring a fulsome investigation. 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