The gunman who killed a Canadian tourist and injured several other people at Mexico’s ancient pyramids on Monday reportedly bragged about sacrificing his victims, according to a video taken by one of his hostages.
Julio César Jasso, 27, who was reportedly obsessed with Adolf Hitler, screamed as he pointed a gun at the terrified tourists atop the Pyramid of the Moon at Mexico’s Teotihuacan ruins, just outside Mexico City.
“Don’t move or I will sacrifice you,” he said New York Post reported.
“This was built for sacrifice. Not for visiting and taking a ******, s***** photo,” he said in a video taken by a tourist.
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Police and forensics personnel stand on a pyramid after authorities said a gunman opened fire in Teotihuacan, Mexico, on Monday, April 20, 2026. (Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)
Jasso allegedly timed the shooting to coincide with the 27th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting in Colorado, as well as Adolf Hitler’s birthday.
“See. I keep my word. Two damn Koreans are dead there. I sacrificed them like dogs,” he said.
“All you s*** that come from fucking Europe, you ain’t going back,” he continued.
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The Pyramid of the Moon and the Pyramid of the Sun are seen along with smaller structures along the Avenue of the Dead in Teotihuacan, Mexico, on March 19, 2020. A gunman killed a Canadian tourist and injured several others before killing himself at the popular site, authorities said Monday. (Rebecca Blackwell/AP)
Seven people were shot in the Teotihuacan complex outside Mexico City. The ruins are one of Mexico’s most visited archaeological monumentswhich attracts millions of international visitors every year to the towering pre-Hispanic structures.
A total of 13 people were injured. The nature of the other injuries was not disclosed, but some people fell when the shooting started, including some who were climbing the pyramids.
Forensic experts carry a victim’s body into a pyramid after a gunman opened fire in Teotihuacan, Mexico, on April 20, 2026. (Eduardo Verdugo/AP)
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Among those taken to a hospital were six people from the United States, three from Colombia, one from Russia, one from Brazil, one from the Netherlands and one from Canada, the local government said. The youngest person injured was 6; the oldest was 61, Mexican authorities said.
Jasso, who acted alone, shot himself. Authorities later found a firearm, a knife and ammunition at the scene.
