Canadian killed in shooting at Mexico's ancient Teotihuacán pyramids

Canada's foreign minister, Anita Anand, confirmed a Canadian was killed and another wounded in the incident. She said Canadian consular officials were providing assistance.The BBC has contacted the Canadian government for more information. State Security Secretary Cristóbal Castañeda Camarillo told reporters on Monday that two Colombians, a Russian and a Canadian were among those injured. The gunman's identity has not yet been released, and officials haven't revealed a motive for the shooting.In Mexico on holiday, a British couple from London, who did not want to be named, were taking a photo of the Pyramid of the Sun when they saw people start running towards them and shouting about a gunman. "Gunfire was becoming louder and more frequent and people around us felt the same, because a couple of people shouted things like, 'They're coming this way,' which created quite a lot of panic," they told the BBC.The couple persuaded their tour group to make their way to an exit, despite some confusion as to what was unfolding - as they reached the ticket gates, they saw tourists still entering the site."There was no coordinated evacuation whatsoever - we could see that there were officials running around, but none of them were telling anyone to leave," they told the BBC. They added they were not subject to any security checks when entering the site, despite having a backpack with them."You never think it's going to be the situation you have to deal with, but ultimately we are okay," they said."I think, fundamentally we are the lucky ones - someone lost their life today."The Teotihuacán is an ancient city, home to massive pyramids, and predates the Aztecs. It will be the site of an immersive nighttime show for tourists during the World Cup this summer, the Mexico state government announced earlier this month. Earlier this year, the Mexican Government was forced to reassure people that security will not be an issue during the tournament after gunmen from the Jalisco New Generation Cartel terrorised numerous cities amid burning barricades and gun violence following the killing of the group's leader, Nemesio Oseguera, known as "El Mencho". While this latest incident appears to have no link to drug violence: the victim was a Canadian tourist shot by a man who opened fire from the site's iconic Pyramid of the Moon. The shooter then apparently took his own life. Several more victims, citizens from Colombia, Russia and Canada, were injured and are being treated in hospital.