A Canadian woman was shot dead and four other people were injured by a gunman on Monday at Mexico’s famed Teotihuacan archaeological site, authorities said.
The gunman killed himself after opening fire at the popular tourist destination, home to pre-Aztecan pyramids, said Cristobal Castaneda, the security secretary for Mexico state, where the site is located.
Videos on social media show the gunman firing periodic shots from halfway up the Pyramid of the Moon while tourists take cover behind stairs below.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said in a statement on social media that federal and state security forces were being deployed to the site and that her administration is in contact with the Canadian government.
“What happened today in Teotihuacan hurts us deeply. I express my sincerest solidarity to the people affected and their families,” Sheinbaum wrote.
Mexico’s security cabinet said the injured people were receiving medical care. Canada’s foreign ministry did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
