Mexico’s government says a Canadian tourist has been killed and six other people were wounded when a man fired a gun at the historic Teotihuacan pyramids, a tourist site outside Mexico’s capital.
Mexico City — A man with a gun opened fire on the historic Teotihuacan pyramids on Monday, killing a Canadian tourist and wounding six other people at the tourist site an hour north of the Mexican capital, the Mexican government said.
The attacker later died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Mexican authorities wrote in a statement. Officials said the injured were being given medical aid.
The local government said four people were injured by gunfire and two others were injured by falls. The local government said the injured included Colombian, Russian and Canadian tourists.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum wrote on social media that the shooting would be investigated and that she was in contact with the Canadian Embassy.
“We are deeply saddened by what happened today in Teotihuacan. I express my deep solidarity with the affected individuals and their families,” she wrote.
