M006-MEXICO TIROTEO PIRAMIDES TEOTIHUACAN
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WRAP: Gunman shoots Canadian woman dead at Mexico’s Teotihuacan pyramids, 13 injured
VIDEO SHOWS: WRAP OF EVENTS SURROUNDING THE SHOOTING INCIDENT AT THE TEOTIHUACAN PYRAMIDS ON APRIL 20.
EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A WRAP AND CONTAINS NO NEW MATERIAL. EDIT NUMBERS AND SCRIPTING INFORMATION ARE INCLUDED IN SHOTLIST
VERIFICATION FOR SHOTS 1-9:
Location and date verified by original file metadata - Facade of the pyramids, architectural features and trees matched file and satellite imagery
VERIFICATION FOR SHOTS 10-12:
Road and pyramids layout matched the file and satellite imagery of the Teotihuacan archaeological site -Date verified by original file metadata, corroborating eyewitness footage and Reuters coverage of the aftermath.
SHOWS: Eyewitness video showed a person appearing to fire a weapon from atop one of the Teotihuacan pyramids outside Mexico City. (4148-MEXICO-VIOLENCE/PYRAMIDS-UGC)
SAN MARTIN DE LAS PIRAMIDES, MEXICO (APRIL 20, 2026) (ORIGINALLY FILMED IN PORTRAIT) (Barak Hardley - Must on-screen courtesy “Barak Hardley”)
1. PERSON HOLDING UP WHAT APPEARS TO BE WEAPON AND THEN FIRING / PERSON WALKING UP STAIRS OF PYRAMID WITH BAG
2. PEOPLE LOOKING AT SCENE FROM AFAR / PERSON STANDING NEAR GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO APPEAR TO BE LYING DOWN
3. PERSON HOLDING WHAT APPEARS TO BE WEAPON STANDING / GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO APPEAR TO BE LYING DOWN
4. PERSON HOLDING WHAT APPEARS TO BE WEAPON WALKING / PEOPLE MOVING AMONG GROUP WHO APPEAR TO BE LYING DOWN
5. PERSON HOLDING WHAT APPEARS TO BE WEAPON AND BAG WALKING UP STAIRS OF PYRAMID
6. POLICE OFFICER CHECKING ON PEOPLE
7. VARIOUS OF POLICE AT SCENE
8. POLICE OFFICER SEEN ATOP / AMBULANCE DRIVING TOWARDS INCIDENT SITE
9. POLICE AT SCENE
Video obtained by Reuters showed a man linked to a shooting in Mexico's Teotihuacan pyramids, where authorities said a Canadian woman was shot dead and several others injured before the gunman killed himself. (4145-MEXICO-VIOLENCE/PYRAMIDS-UGC2)
SAN MARTIN DE LAS PIRAMIDES, MEXICO (APRIL 20, 2026) (ORIGINALLY SHOT IN PORTRAIT) (VIDEO OBTAINED BY REUTERS - No resales/ No archive)
10. MAN REPORTEDLY INVOLVED IN SHOOTING INCIDENT SEEN WALKING ON PYRAMID
11. PYRAMID AREA WHERE SHOOTING INCIDENT HAPPENED
12. NATIONAL GUARD AND POLICE VEHICLES AT SCENE
Drone video showed the attack site at Mexico's Teotihuacan pyramids (4128-MEXICO-VIOLENCE/PYRAMIDS-DRONE)
TEOTIHUACAN, STATE OF MEXICO, MEXICO (APRIL 20, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all) (MUTE)
13. VARIOUS DRONE SHOTS OF POLICE AND FORENSIC VEHICLES AND OFFICIALS AT CRIME SCENE
Still photographs showed the police and forensic units examining the scene of the attack at Mexico's Teotihuacan pyramids. (4126-MEXICO-VIOLENCE/PYRAMIDS-STILLS)
TEOTIHUACAN, STATE OF MEXICO, MEXICO (APRIL 20, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all) (MUTE)
14. VARIOUS AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF POLICE AND FORENSIC VEHICLES AND OFFICIALS AT CRIME SCENE
15. VARIOUS STILL PHOTOS OF FORENSIC TEAMS AND OFFICIALS EXAMINING THE PYRAMID WHERE THE ATTACK TOOK PLACE
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum posted on X ordering the probe into the Teotihuacan shooting and said Mexico was in contact with Canada. (4109-MEXICO-VIOLENCE/PYRAMIDS-SHEINBAUM)
INTERNET (APRIL 20, 2026) (SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - Access all) (MUTE)
16. SCREENSHOT OF POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE X FROM MEXICAN PRESIDENT CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM READING (Spanish):
"What happened today in Teotihuacan pains us deeply. I express my deepest sympathy to those affected and their families. We are in contact with the Canadian Embassy. I have instructed the Security Cabinet to thoroughly investigate these events and provide all necessary support. Staff from the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Culture are already on their way to the site to provide assistance and support, alongside local authorities. I am closely monitoring the situation, and we will continue to provide timely updates through the Security Cabinet."
Mexico's security cabinet posted on X confirming the incident and said the injured people were receiving medical care. (4108-MEXICO-VIOLENCE/PYRAMIDS)
INTERNET (APRIL 20, 2026) (SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE – Access all) (MUTE)
17. SCREENSHOT OF POST ON X FROM SECURITY CABINET OF MEXICO READING (Spanish):
"The Security Cabinet reports that, following the report of firearm detonations at the Teotihuacan archaeological site, in the State of Mexico, a coordinated operation was deployed with @SS_Edomex (Secretary of Security of the State of Mexico) and @GN_MEXICO_ (National Guard) to address the situation. According to preliminary information, a man carried out shots at the location and subsequently took his own life. Regrettably, a woman of Canadian nationality lost her life and, to date, there is information regarding several people who were injured, who are receiving medical attention. At the site, a firearm, a bladed weapon and live cartridges were secured. The authorities of the Security Cabinet are collaborating on the investigations to clarify the facts. Personnel from @SEGOB_mx (Secretary of Interior) in coordination with the state government are providing assistance to the victims. We will keep updating."
Security was tightened at Mexico's Teotihuacan pyramids following the shooting incident. (4131-MEXICO-VIOLENCE/PYRAMIDS-UPDATE)
TEOTIHUACAN, STATE OF MEXICO, MEXICO (APRIL 20, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)
18. NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE MOVING ALONG ROADS AROUND THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
19. POLICE OFFICER LOOKING ON AND PYRAMID SEEN IN BACKGROUND
20. PHOTOGRAPHERS AND CAMERAPEOPLE AT THE GATE OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
21. VEHICLES AND PEOPLE NEAR SITE, PYRAMID OF THE MOON SEEN IN BACKGROUND
22. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE PYRAMIDS
23. STATE POLICE VEHICLES MOVING ALONG ROADS SURROUNDING THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Forensic experts and emergency crews were deployed to the scene, where civil protection personnel were seen carrying bodies down the iconic pyramids on stretchers. Municipal police had cordoned off and evacuated the site. (4140-MEXICO-VIOLENCE/PYRAMIDS-MORE)
TEOTIHUACAN, STATE OF MEXICO, MEXICO (APRIL 20, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)
24. (MUTE) DRONE VIEW OF PYRAMID OF THE MOON AT TEOTIHUACAN SITE
25. FORENSIC EXPERTS AND CIVIL PROTECTION PERSONNEL CARRYING A BODY DOWN ON A STRETCHER
26. POLICE TRUCK ENTERING TEOTIHUACAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
27. (MUTE) DRONE VIEW OF AMBULANCES AND EMERGENCY CREWS
28. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) TEOTIHUACAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL ZONE TOURIST GUIDE GRACIELA DARIO, SAYING:
“Just as we were finishing our tour, fortunately, we mainly saw the movement of the local guards — that is, those who guard the archaeological zone — and afterwards the municipal police were quickly activated. The area was well monitored, they began to evacuate the archaeological zone and they tried to provide assistance to the people who were even injured.”
29. VARIOUS OF EMERGENCY CREWS AT SCENE OF SHOOTING ON TOP OF PYRAMID
30. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) TEOTIHUACAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL ZONE TOURIST GUIDE GRACIELA DARIO, SAYING:
“There were people who were trying to attack the tourists, that there were injured people, that there were even fatalities, but that is all we know.”
31. FORENSIC AND CIVIL PROTECTION PERSONNEL STANDING NEAR BODY ON A STRETCHER
32. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) TEOTIHUACAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL ZONE TOURIST GUIDE GRACIELA DARIO, SAYING:
DARIO: “From what is known, they were possibly Canadians, two female individuals.”
JOURNALIST OFF CAMERA ASKING: Two female individuals?
DARION : “Yes.”
33. AMBULANCE OUTSIDE THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
34. MUNICIPAL POLICE
35. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) TEOTIHUACAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL ZONE TOURIST GUIDE GRACIELA DARIO, SAYING:
“It was a very difficult situation. I think that Teotihuacan, being one of the most visited areas in Mexico, is going to directly affect us in terms of tourism and the economy of the municipalities that are dedicated to this. But well, we hope that people worldwide understand the situation. That this is not something that happens all the time and that we are going to work to provide security, not just us as guides. I think all institutions at the state, municipal and obviously federal level will as well.”
36. MUNICIPAL POLICE DIRECTING TRAFFIC
37. POLICE PATROL CAR OUTSIDE TEOTIHUACAN
38. (MUTE) DRONE VIEW OF PYRAMID OF THE MOON
AXAPUSCO, STATE OF MEXICO, MEXICO (APRIL 20, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)
39. POLICE TRUCKS LEAVING HOSPITAL
40. NATIONAL GUARD STANDING WATCH OUTSIDE HOSPITAL
41. AXAPUSCO GENERAL HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM ENTRANCE