Gunman At Mexico's Teotihuacán Pyramids Kills Canadian Woman, Injures Others

MEXICO CITY — A man changeable a ‌Canadian female dormant and injured respective others ​before sidesplitting himself ​on Monday astatine Mexico’s Teotihuacán ⁠pyramids, a celebrated tourer ​and archaeological tract ​outside of Mexico City, according to authorities.

Mexico’s information furniture ​said nan injured ​people were receiving aesculapian care. ‌Canada’s ⁠foreign ministry did not instantly reply to a petition for comment.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said authorities were successful interaction pinch nan Canadian Embassy.

"What happened coming successful Teotihuacán profoundly pains us," she said successful a station connected X. "I definitive my astir sincere solidarity pinch nan affected individuals and their families."

Six group were injured, nan information furniture said, including 4 who were changeable and 2 who sustained injuries from falls.

American tourer Tim Chung, who is visiting Mexico from Seattle, was astatine nan Teotihuacán ⁠pyramids pinch a circuit group erstwhile nan incident occurred.

“All of a abrupt I spot a feline autumn disconnected 1 of nan viewing platforms and past I heard a changeable and different personification autumn disconnected and past I knew thing bad was happening and heard screams,” Chung told NBC News successful a telephone interview.

He said everyone successful his circuit group is safe but described nan arena arsenic “unbelievably sad.”

The Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it is successful interaction pinch “other embassies of affected individuals to supply timely follow-up connected these events.”

Mexico's Secretariat of Security said it will support a beingness successful nan area successful coordination pinch nan applicable authorities while it investigates nan incident.

The ​pre-Hispanic ​city ⁠was 1 of nan astir important ​cultural centers successful ​Mesoamerica.