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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent

Canadian woman killed after gunman opens fire at Mexico’s Teotihuacán pyramids

Mexico Teotihuacan Claudia Sheinbaum El Mencho World Cup
Authorities investigating shooting scene at Teotihuacan pyramids near Mexico City
Mexican authorities work at the scene where a man shot dead a Canadian woman and injured several others before killing himself. Photograph: Luis Cortés/Reuters

One Canadian tourist has been killed and six other people were wounded by gunfire after an armed man opened fire at one of Mexico’s most famous tourist destinations, the Teotihuacán pyramids near Mexico City.

The shooting – the latest violent incident to affect Mexico as it prepares to co-host the football World Cup in June – took place on Monday lunchtime and was captured in mobile phone videos.

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