MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — A Canadian woman was shot dead and 13 others were hurt in a shooting Monday at Mexico’s famed Teotihuacan archaeological site, authorities said.

The gunman, whose nationality was unknown, killed himself after opening fire at the popular tourist destination in central Mexico, home to pre-Aztecan pyramids, said Cristobal Castaneda, the security secretary for Mexico state, where the site is located.

Six people were wounded by gunfire and were treated at local hospitals, including a Canadian woman, a Colombian woman and child, a Brazilian and two Americans.

Seven more were injured in the scramble for safety and were treated at the scene, including a Russian, a Colombian, a Brazilian and four Americans, authorities said.

The midday shooting stunned tourists to one of Mexico’s most visited pre-Hispanic sites, less than two months before the 2026 World Cup kicks off with games in Mexico, the United States and Canada.

AFPTV footage showed a body wrapped in a white sheet being walked down the steps of the pyramid.

State authorities at the scene seized a firearm, knife, and unused ammunition and evacuated tourists from the premises.

More than 2,000 years old, the pyramid city near Mexico City attracted over 1.8 million visitors in 2025, tourism officials said.

Canadian foreign minister Anita Anand called it “a horrific act of gun violence,” in an X post.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum called for a thorough investigation, and said she’d sent personnel to the site to provide assistance.

“What happened today in Teotihuacan deeply pains us,” Sheinbaum posted on X.