Deadly shooting at historic tourist site leaves one dead, several injured as motive unclear

A Canadian pistillate was changeable and killed Monday, and respective others were injured, earlier a gunman took his ain beingness astatine Mexico’s fashionable Teotihuacan pyramids. 

Mexican officials said that 4 radical were wounded by gunfire and 2 others sustained injuries from falls. Among the injured were tourists from Colombia, Russia, and Canada, according to section authorities reports via The Associated Press.

A firearm, a bladed weapon, and unrecorded cartridges were recovered astatine the scene, Mexico’s Security Cabinet confirmed connected societal media.

The Pyramid of the Moon and the Pyramid of the Sun are seen on with smaller structures lining the Avenue of the Dead successful Teotihuacan, Mexico, connected March 19, 2020. A gunman killed a Canadian tourer and injured respective different earlier taking his ain beingness astatine the fashionable site, authorities said Monday. (Rebecca Blackwell/AP)

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum wrote connected societal media that the shooting would beryllium thoroughly investigated and that she was successful interaction with the Canadian Embassy.

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during her greeting property league astatine the National Palace successful Mexico City connected Jan. 5, 2026. (Raquel Cunha/Reuters)

"What happened contiguous successful Teotihuacan profoundly pains us," she wrote. "I explicit my astir sincere solidarity with the affected individuals and their families."

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Sheinbaum said she has instructed the Security Cabinet to analyse the events and supply each indispensable enactment to the victims.

People sojourn the Pyramid of the Sun successful the pre-Hispanic metropolis of Teotihuacan adjacent Mexico City, Mexico, connected March 21, 2024, pursuing the outpouring equinox. (Henry Romero/Reuters)

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"Personnel from the Secretariat of the Interior and the Secretariat of Culture are already heading to the tract to supply assistance and accompaniment, on with section authorities," she said. "I americium intimately pursuing the situation, and we volition proceed to supply timely updates done the Security Cabinet."

The pre-Hispanic city, located conscionable extracurricular Mexico City, was erstwhile 1 of the astir important taste centers successful Mesoamerica.

Fox News Digital has reached retired to Canada's overseas ministry for comment.