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Gunman kills Canadian woman, injures more at Mexico’s Teotihuacan pyramids

By Thomson Reuters Apr 20, 2026 | 2:16 PM

MEXICO CITY, April 20 (Reuters) – A man shot a ​Canadian woman ‌dead and injured several others before killing himself on Monday ‌at ​Mexico’s ⁠Teotihuacan pyramids, a ⁠popular tourist and archaeological site outside of Mexico City, ​according to authorities.

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.

The pre-Hispanic city was one of the most ⁠important ‌cultural centers ⁠in Mesoamerica.

(Reporting by ​Ana ‌Isabel Martinez and ​Lizbeth ⁠Diaz; Additional reporting by David Ljunggren; Editing by Sarah Morland and Kylie ​Madry)