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

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 the 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 the Canadian Embassy.

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

Six group were injured, the 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 the Teotihuacán ⁠pyramids pinch a circuit group erstwhile the incident occurred.

“All of a abrupt I spot a feline autumn disconnected 1 of the 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 Beritaja successful a telephone interview.

He said everyone successful his circuit group is safe but described the 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 the area successful coordination pinch the applicable authorities while it investigates the incident.

The ​pre-Hispanic ​city ⁠was 1 of the about important ​cultural centers successful ​Mesoamerica.