Mass shooting at Mexico's Teotihuacan archaeological site leaves one dead, 13 injured

A mass shooting at Mexico’s Teotihuacan archaeological site on Monday, April 20, left one Canadian woman dead and 13 people injured after a gunman opened fire shortly after 11:30am from atop the 43-meter-high Pyramid of the Moon. Authorities said the injured included citizens of Colombia, Russia, the United States, Brazil, the Netherlands, and Canada, including two children; seven were shot and others were hurt while fleeing down the steep pyramid. The attacker died by suicide at the scene, and witnesses reported “thousands of people” present during the gunfire. The incident comes as Teotihuacan—40 km from Mexico City and visited by nearly 1.8 million people in 2025—undergoes a $1.7 million renovation tied to cultural programming for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, amid reported INAH budget constraints including a 40% funding cut cited by El Financiero.

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