Police officers work on the Pyramid of the Moon at the Teotihuacan archaeological zone following a shooting on April 20, 2026. © Valentina Alpide, AFP

Shooter at Mexico's Teotihuacan pyramid site kills Canadian tourist, wounds four others

· France 24

A Canadian woman was shot dead and four other people were injured by a gunman 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 gunmen 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 her X account that federal and state security forces were being deployed to the site and that her administration is in contact with the Canadian government.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said in a statement on her X account that federal and state security forces were being deployed to the Teotihuacan archaeological site after a shooting. © Screen capture, X

"What happened today in Teotihuacan hurts us deeply. I express my sincerest solidarity to the people affected and their families," Sheinbaum wrote on her X account. 

(FRANCE 24 with AFP)