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The gunman who killed a Canadian tourer and wounded respective different group astatine Mexico's ancient pyramids connected Monday reportedly bragged astir sacrificing his victims, according to a video taken by 1 of his hostages.
Julio César Jasso, 27, who was reportedly obsessed pinch Adolf Hitler, shouted arsenic he pointed a weapon astatine nan terrified visitors atop nan Pyramid of nan Moon astatine Mexico’s Teotihuacan ruins, conscionable extracurricular Mexico City.
"Don’t move, aliases I’ll sacrifice you," he said, nan New York Post reported.
"This was built for sacrifices. Not for visiting and taking a f******, s***** photo," he said successful a video taken by a filmed by a tourist.
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Police and forensic workers guidelines connected a pyramid aft authorities said a gunman opened occurrence successful Teotihuacan, Mexico, Monday, April 20, 2026. (Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)
Jasso purportedly timed nan shooting to coincide pinch nan 27th day of nan Columbine High School shooting successful Colorado, arsenic good arsenic Adolf Hitler's birthday.
"See. I support my word. Two f****** Koreans are dormant there. I sacrificed them for illustration dogs," he said.
"You all, s***, who’ve travel from f****** Europe, you’re not going back," he continued.
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The Pyramid of nan Moon and nan Pyramid of nan Sun are seen on pinch smaller structures lining nan Avenue of nan Dead successful Teotihuacan, Mexico, connected March 19, 2020. A gunman killed a Canadian tourer and injured respective different earlier taking his ain life astatine nan celebrated site, authorities said Monday. (Rebecca Blackwell/AP)
Seven group were changeable astatine nan Teotihuacan complex, located conscionable extracurricular Mexico City. The ruins are 1 of Mexico’s most visited archaeological landmarks, drafting millions of world visitors each twelvemonth to its towering pre-Hispanic structures.
In total, 13 group were injured. The quality of nan different injures weren't disclosed but immoderate group fell erstwhile nan shooting started, including immoderate who were climbing connected nan pyramids.
Forensic experts transportation nan assemblage of a unfortunate down a pyramid aft a gunman opened occurrence successful Teotihuacan, Mexico, connected April 20, 2026. (Eduardo Verdugo/AP)
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Among those taken to a infirmary were six group from nan United States, 3 from Colombia, 1 from Russia, 1 from Brazil, 1 from nan Netherlands and 1 from Canada, nan section authorities said. The youngest personification who was wounded was 6; nan oldest was 61, Mexican authorities said.
Jasso, who acted alone, changeable and killed himself. Authorities later recovered a gun, a weapon and ammunition astatine nan scene.
