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Chilling video shows moment Mexico pyramid shooter loads weapon before opening fire on tourists, killing 1

Nypost · · 267 words · By Patrick Reilly
Public safety Violence and Terrorism
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12 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“the shooter, identified by officials later as 27-year-old Julio Cesar Jasso Ramirez”
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Wikipedia explicitly identifies the shooter as 27-year-old Julio César Jasso Ramírez in the entry for the 2026 Teotihuacan shooting.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 20 April 2026, a mass shooting occurred at the Teotihuacan archaeological site in the State of Mexico, Mexico. Julio César Jasso Ramírez, 27, opened fire from atop the Pyramid of the Moon, killing …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Teotihuacan_shooting
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Columbine effect is the legacy and impact of the Columbine High School massacre ("Columbine"), which occurred on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado. The shooting has h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_effect
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jasso may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasso
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“pacing about halfway up the famous Teotihuacan ruins on Monday”
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Multiple web search results confirm the shooting occurred at the Teotihuacan ruins on a Monday morning.
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web search NEUTRAL — The pre-Hispanic pyramids and ruins at Teotihuacán are a Unesco World Heritage Site and among the most popular tourist attractions in the country. Police recovered a firearm, a bladed weapon, and live…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crm1rg3ydkvo
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web search NEUTRAL — Updated April 21, 2026, 1:14 a.m. ET. A Canadian tourist was killed and 13 other people were injured — including several Americans — after a crazed gunman held a group hostage atop a pyramid at Mexico…
https://nypost.com/2026/04/20/world-news/shooting-from-top-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — Teotihuacán's archeological site will reopen on Wednesday, but "access to the Pyramid of the Moon will remain closed until further notice," officials said. Shooting at Teotihuacan archaeological site …
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/mexico/mexico-pyramid-shooting…
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“A Canadian woman was shot dead”
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Multiple independent sources, including Wikipedia and news reports, confirm a Canadian woman was killed.
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web search NEUTRAL — On 20 April 2026, a mass shooting occurred at the Teotihuacan archaeological site in the State of Mexico, Mexico. Julio César Jasso Ramírez, 27, opened fire from atop the Pyramid of the Moon, killing …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Teotihuacan_shooting
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web search NEUTRAL — A 32-year-old Canadian woman has been killed and 13 people injured after a man opened fire at a historical site in Mexico, according to Mexican officials. The gunman killed himself after the attack.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crm1rg3ydkvo
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web search NEUTRAL — Canadian woman killed and others hurt in shooting at Mexico's Teotihuacan pyramids. 38 minutes ago. Save for later.Shooter at Mexico's Teotihuacan pyramid site kills Canadian tourist, wounds four othe…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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“13 others were injured, including several Americans”
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Wikipedia and news reports confirm 13 people were injured, and one report specifically mentions several Americans were among them.
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web search NEUTRAL — The entries are organized first by the number of fatalities, and then by the number of injuries and date of occurrence. Incidents listed here occurred at a variety of institutions, including elementar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_school_shootings_in_th…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shootings at a bar and a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, have left at least 18 people dead and 13 injured in the deadliest mass shooting of 2023 thus far. The big picture: Mass shootings are becomin…
https://www.axios.com/2017/12/15/deadliest-mass-shootings-mo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Thirteen people were injured in a shooting at a subway station in New York, at least one person is in critical condition, as Report informs referring to the New York Times, the police are looking for …
https://report.az/en/incident/thirteen-people-injured-in-nyc…
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“Jasso scaled the Pyramid of the Moon — a nearly 2,000-year-old structure just outside Mexico City”
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Wikipedia confirms Jasso opened fire from atop the Pyramid of the Moon, which is located in the State of Mexico near Mexico City.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 20 April 2026, a mass shooting occurred at the Teotihuacan archaeological site in the State of Mexico, Mexico. Julio César Jasso Ramírez, 27, opened fire from atop the Pyramid of the Moon, killing …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Teotihuacan_shooting
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gustavo A. Madero is the northernmost borough (demarcación territorial) of Mexico City.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavo_A._Madero,_Mexico_City
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A shootout, also called a firefight, gunfight, or gun battle, is a confrontation in which parties armed with firearms exchange gunfire. The term can be used to describe any such fight, though it is ty…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shootout
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“just after 11:30 a.m.”
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While one web search result mentions the attack began at 'about 11:00 local time', there is no consistent corroboration across multiple sources for the specific time of 'just after 11:30 a.m.'
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district (constituency) to the legislature of a state government in the Indian system of government…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_of_the_Legislative_Asse…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is the definite article in English. The, or THE, may also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_(disambiguation)
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“The shooter eventually appeared to have been struck in an exchange of gunfire with federal police before he turned the gun on himself”
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Multiple sources confirm the shooter committed suicide, but the specific detail about being struck in an exchange of gunfire with federal police is not corroborated by the provided evidence snippets.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shooter: Directed by Antoine Fuqua. With Mark Wahlberg, Michael Peña, Rhona Mitra, Danny Glover. An expert marksman is framed for the assassination of the US President.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0822854/
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Find out how and where to watch "Shooter" online on Netflix, Prime Video, and Disney+ today – including 4K and free options.
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/shooter-2007
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web search NEUTRAL — Shooter is a 2007 American action thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua [4] and written by Jonathan Lemkin, based on the 1993 novel Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter. [5] The film follows Force Reco…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooter_(2007_film)
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“security officers recovered a gun, knife and ammunition — as well as a bizarre AI-generated image of the gunman posing with the Columbine High School shooters”
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Two independent web search results confirm the recovery of a gun, knife, and ammunition, and one specifically mentions the AI-generated image of the gunman with the Columbine shooters.
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web search NEUTRAL — Twenty people were injured by the gunfire, and three others were injured while trying to escape. The attack ended when Harris and Klebold died by suicide. The Columbine massacre was the deadliest mass…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacre
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web search NEUTRAL — Gunman at Mexican tourist spot who wounded six Americans left behind creepy AI image of him with Columbine shooters.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/mexico-pyr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Security officials found a gun, a knife and ammunition after the shooting. Documenting Reality.Recovered digital evidence shows Jasso Ramírez harbored extremist views and an obsession with the Columbi…
https://www.documentingreality.com/forum/f10/gunman-teotihua…
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“Monday was the 27th anniversary of the massacre”
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Wikipedia confirms the Columbine massacre occurred on April 20, 1999. The incident in question occurred on April 20, 2026, which is exactly the 27th anniversary.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Columbine effect is the legacy and impact of the Columbine High School massacre ("Columbine"), which occurred on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado. The shooting has h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_effect
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Columbine High School (CHS) is a public high school in Columbine, Colorado, United States. It is part of Jefferson County Public Schools. In the 2024–25 academic year, it enrolled 1,710 students. The …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 20, 1999, high school senior students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold murdered 13 students and 1 teacher in a school shooting and attempted bombing at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colora…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacre
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“Seven of the 13 injured were shot while others suffered various injuries”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to specify that exactly seven of the thirteen injured were shot.
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“Six Americans, three Colombians, one Russian, two Brazilians and one Canadian were taken to the hospital”
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“The youngest victim was 6 and the oldest was 61, authorities said”
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