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MEXICO CITY — A man fatally shot a Canadian woman and injured several others before killing himself Monday at Mexico’s Teotihuacán pyramids, a popular tourist and archaeological site outside Mexico City, according to authorities.
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Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said officials were in touch to provide assistance.
“As a result of a horrific act of gun violence, a Canadian was killed and another wounded in Teotihuacán, Mexico,” Anand said in a post on X. “My thoughts are with their family and loved ones.”
The Mexican attorney general’s office identified the gunman as Julio César Jasso of Mexico and authorities said he acted alone.
Thirteen people from different countries suffered a range of injuries, including six Americans, seven of whom were wounded by gunfire, Mexico’s security cabinet said. The ages of the injured range from 6 to 55.
Of the seven people who were shot, Mexican authorities identified two as American, two as Colombian, one as Canadian, one as Russian and one as Brazilian. In addition to the gunshot victims, four Americans, one Brazilian and another Colombian were also hurt, the security cabinet said.
The cabinet said early Tuesday that five of the victims had been released from the hospital — the four Americans who were not shot and the Brazilian who was shot.
Social media videos verified by NBC News appear to show a man standing with a gun on top of a pyramid while people duck for cover.
The Mexican Foreign Affairs Ministry said it is in contact with “other embassies of affected individuals to provide timely follow-up on these events.”
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she has instructed the security cabinet to “thoroughly investigate these events and provide all necessary support.”
“What happened today in Teotihuacán deeply pains us,” she said in a post on X. “I express my most sincere solidarity with the affected individuals and their families.”
Gov. Delfina Gómez said care is being provided to the people who were affected.
IMSS Bienestar, a government organization that assists public health, confirmed it was providing medical care to several of the victims.
“The patients are being treated at the Axapusco General Hospital, where they remain under medical evaluation and ongoing monitoring, according to their clinical condition,” the organization said in a statement.
American tourist Tim Chung, who is visiting Mexico from Seattle, was at the Teotihuacán pyramids with a tour group when the shooting occurred.
“All of a sudden, I see a guy fall off one of the viewing platforms and then I heard a shot and another person fall off, and then I knew something bad was happening and heard screams,” Chung said in a phone interview.
He said everyone in his tour group was safe but described the event as “unbelievably sad.”
The Mexican Secretariat of Security said it will maintain a presence in the area in coordination with the relevant authorities while it investigates.
The pre-Hispanic city of Teotihuacán was one of the most important cultural centers in Mesoamerica.
Joe Kottke is an assignment editor at NBC News covering domestic news, including politics, immigration, crime, entertainment and severe weather.
Juliette Arcodia is a producer for NBC News’ Southern Region.
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