Mexico temple gunman ranted about pyramid's gruesome history to hostages: ‘Don’t move, or I’ll sacrifice you’

The gunman who killed a Canadian tourer and wounded respective different radical astatine Mexico's past pyramids connected Monday reportedly bragged astir sacrificing his victims, according to a video taken by 1 of his hostages. 

Julio César Jasso, 27, who was reportedly obsessed with Adolf Hitler, shouted arsenic helium pointed a weapon astatine the terrified tourists atop the Pyramid of the Moon astatine Mexico’s Teotihuacan ruins, conscionable extracurricular Mexico City. 

"Don’t move, oregon I’ll sacrifice you," helium said, the New York Post reported. 

"This was built for sacrifices. Not for visiting and taking a f******, s***** photo," helium said successful a video taken by a filmed by a tourist.

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Police and forensic workers basal connected a pyramid aft authorities said a gunman opened occurrence successful Teotihuacan, Mexico, Monday, April 20, 2026. (Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)

Jasso purportedly timed the shooting to coincide with the 27th day of the Columbine High School shooting successful Colorado, arsenic good arsenic Adolf Hitler's birthday. 

"See. I support my word. Two f****** Koreans are dormant there. I sacrificed them similar dogs," helium said. 

"You all, s***, who’ve travel from f****** Europe, you’re not going back," helium continued.

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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)

Seven radical were changeable astatine the Teotihuacan complex, located conscionable extracurricular Mexico City. The ruins are 1 of Mexico’s astir visited archaeological landmarks, drafting millions of planetary visitors each twelvemonth to its towering pre-Hispanic structures.

In total, 13 radical were injured. The quality of the different injures weren't disclosed but immoderate radical fell erstwhile the shooting started, including immoderate who were climbing connected the pyramids.

Forensic experts transportation the assemblage of a unfortunate down a pyramid aft a gunman opened occurrence successful Teotihuacan, Mexico, connected April 20, 2026. (Eduardo Verdugo/AP)

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Among those taken to a infirmary were six radical from the United States, 3 from Colombia, 1 from Russia, 1 from Brazil, 1 from the Netherlands and 1 from Canada, the section authorities said. The youngest idiosyncratic who was wounded was 6; the oldest was 61, Mexican authorities said.

Jasso, who acted alone, changeable and killed himself. Authorities aboriginal recovered a gun, a weapon and ammunition astatine the scene.