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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Gunman at pyramids north of Mexico City kills 1 Canadian tourist and injures 6

Mexico Teotihuacan Shooting - (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A man with a gun opened fire Monday at the historic Teotihuacán pyramids, killing one Canadian tourist and injuring six other people at the tourist site an hour north of Mexico’s capital, the Mexican government said.

The shooter later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Mexican authorities wrote in a statement. The injured were receiving medical attention, authorities said.

The local government said four people were wounded by gunshots and that two more were injured from falls. Among those injured were Colombian, Russian and Canadian tourists, the local government said.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum wrote on social media that the shooting would be investigated and that she was in touch with the Canadian Embassy.

“What happened today in Teotihuacán deeply pains us. I express my most sincere solidarity with the affected individuals and their families,” she wrote.

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