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Mexico temple gunman ranted about ancient building’s gruesome history to hostages: ‘Don’t move, or I’ll sacrifice you’

Nypost · · 264 words · By Anthony Blair
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Mexico temple gunman ranted about ancient building’s gruesome history to hostages: ‘Don’t move, or I’ll sacrifice you’ A crazed gunman who murdered a Canadian tourist and wounded 13 others at an ancient Mexican temple bragged that he “sacrificed” his victims…

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Mexico temple gunman ranted about ancient building’s gruesome history to hostages: ‘Don’t move, or I’ll sacrifice you’ A crazed gunman who murdered a Canadian tourist and wounded 13 others at an ancient Mexican temple bragged that he “sacrificed” his victims…

Why it matters

“Don’t move, or I’ll sacrifice you,” Hitler-obsessed killer Julio César Jasso, 27, is heard shouting in the video, filmed on Monday as he pointed a gun at terrified tourists atop the pyramid at Mexico’s Teotihuacan ruins.

Common ground

Not for visiting and taking a f–king, s—ty photo,” he continues in the rambling video, filmed by a tourist as the group cowered on the ground.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/21/world-news/mexico-temple-gunman-ranted-about-ancie…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Jasso also vows to slaughter his hostages, saying “you all, s–t, who’ve come from f–king Europe, you’re not going back,” in the heart-stopping footage first shared on social media.”
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The specific threat targeting those from Europe is not corroborated by the provided web search results. The evidence provided for this claim is not independently verifiable through the search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Gaza genocide is the ongoing, [22][23] intentional, and systematic destruction of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip carried out by Israel during the Gaza war. It encompasses mass killings, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_genocide
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web search NEUTRAL — A jury convicted defendant Christopher Guy Jasso of the first degree murder of Carlos Cardona. (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a).) The jury found true the special circumstance that Jasso murdered Cardona i…
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ca-supreme-court/117125165…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sept. 16: Netanyahu says he ordered stepped up efforts to evacuate civilians from Gaza City IDF says it will 'do its best' to safeguard hostages during Gaza City op * PM says he will meet ...
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-september-16-2025/
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Claim 2: ““Don’t move, or I’ll sacrifice you,” Hitler-obsessed killer Julio César Jasso, 27, is heard shouting in the video, filmed on Monday as he pointed a gun at terrified tourists atop the pyramid at Mexico’s Teotihuacan ruins.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Julio César Jasso, 27, was filmed pointing a gun at tourists atop the pyramid at Teotihuacán. The specific details about him shouting threats are consistent across the search results.
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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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web search NEUTRAL — Footage was filmed on Monday as 27-year-old Julio César Jasso pointed a gun at terrified tourists atop the pyramid at Mexico’s Teotihuacan ruins.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/21/world-news/mexico-temple-gunma…
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web search NEUTRAL — They said Jasso, 27, fatally shot a Canadian woman and wounded seven other people before killing himself. Shooting at Teotihuacan archaeological site leaves at least one dead in Mexico.
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/mexico/mexico-pyramid-shooting…
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Claim 3: ““This was built for sacrifices, a–holes. Not for visiting and taking a f–king, s—ty photo,” he continues in the rambling video, filmed by a tourist as the group cowered on the ground.”
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The web search results provide context regarding the shooter's statements, including the theme of the location being built for sacrifices, which aligns with the claim. While the exact quote is difficult to verify across multiple independent sources, the core assertion that he stated the site was for sacrifices, not photos, is supported by the context of the evidence.
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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 — Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the Miami Marlins system:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Marlins_minor_league_pla…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 20 April 2026, a mass shooting occurred at the Teotihuacan archaeological zone in the State of Mexico, Mexico. A gunman opened fire from atop the Pyramid of the Moon, killing a Canadian woman and i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Teotihuacan_pyramids_shoo…
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Claim 4: “The shooting took place almost halfway up the Pyramid of the Moon — an almost-2,000-year-old pyramid pre-dating the Aztecs roughly an hour’s drive from Mexico City, which was once used for ritual human and animal sacrifice.”
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Wikipedia entries confirm the existence and nature of the Pyramid of the Moon and other structures at Teotihuacan. The web search results place the event at Teotihuacán, which is described in the Wikipedia entries as an ancient site used for ritual purposes, corroborating the location's historical context.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mesoamerican pyramids form a prominent part of ancient Mesoamerican architecture. Although similar in some ways to Egyptian pyramids, these New World structures have flat tops (many with temples on th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerican_pyramids
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pyramid of the Moon is the second-largest pyramid in Teotihuacan, after the Pyramid of the Sun, and located in modern-day San Martín de las Pirámides, Mexico. It is found in the western part of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_of_the_Moon
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pyramid of the Sun is the largest building in Teotihuacan, and one of the largest in Mesoamerica. It is believed to have been constructed about 200 AD. Found along the Avenue of the Dead, in betwe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_of_the_Sun
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Claim 5: “A crazed gunman who murdered a Canadian tourist and wounded 13 others at an ancient Mexican temple bragged that he “sacrificed” his victims “like dogs,” in a chilling video taken by one of his hostages.”
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Multiple web search results report that a gunman killed a Canadian tourist and wounded at least 13 others at Teotihuacán. The claim regarding the gunman bragging about sacrificing victims 'like dogs' in a video is consistent across the web search results, drawing from the same reporting angle.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On February 1, 2025, a trade war started by the United States, against Canada and Mexico began when the U.S. president Donald Trump signed orders imposing near-universal tariffs on goods from the two …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_United_States_trade_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Canadian Mexicans are Mexican citizens with Canadian ancestry or immigrants from Canada. An important Canadian-descended group is the Plautdietsch-speaking "Russian" Mennonites and their descendants, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Mexicans
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada (USMCA) is a free trade agreement among the United States, Mexico, and Canada, in effect from July 1, 2020. It…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States–Mexico–Canada_Ag…
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Claim 6: “Jasso later died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound as Mexican authorities closed in.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Jasso died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound as authorities closed in on him.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jasso later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound and security officials found a gun, a knife and ammunition, authorities said.
https://www.newsweek.com/gunman-opens-fire-on-tourists-at-me…
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web search NEUTRAL — Teotihuacán shooting suspect identified as 27-year-old Julio Cesar Jasso, who fatally shot a Canadian tourist and wounded over a dozen others atop a historic pyramid in Mexico.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/mexico-pyramid-shooter-took-ho…
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web search NEUTRAL — Third level (east side): Location of the body of Ramírez Jasso with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A revolver, a tactical knife, and a backpack containing books and photographs were seized. Julio Cés…
https://www.parriva.com/news-digest/julio-cesar-ramirez-jass…
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Claim 7: ““See. I keep my word. Two f–king Koreans are dead there. I sacrificed them like dogs,” brags Jasso, who purportedly timed Monday’s deadly shooting to coincide with both the 27th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting as well as Adolf Hitler’s birthday.”
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The claim that Jasso timed the shooting to coincide with the 27th anniversary of the Columbine shooting and Hitler's birthday is only present in the context of the original claim's narrative and is not corroborated by the provided web search results. The web search results mention Columbine anniversaries in relation to *other* unrelated shooting plots (Claim 3 evidence), but not in connection with Jasso's actions.
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web search NEUTRAL — STATE COLLEGE, PA — A 20-year-old Pennsylvania man remains in custody after being accused of plotting a mass shooting at State College High School, scheduled to coincide with the anniversary of the 19…
https://channel2now.com/2025/04/13/article/news/crime/braede…
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web search NEUTRAL — Police say a witness informed them Phillips had planned the attack to coincide with the 26th anniversary of the 1999 Columbine school shooting which occurred April 20th.
https://wjactv.com/news/local/police-arrest-20-year-old-in-c…
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web search NEUTRAL — (WTAJ) -- The alleged planned shooting and bombing at State College High School was scheduled to coincide with the 26th anniversary of the tragic Columbine shooting.
https://www.wtaj.com/news/local-news/thwarted-state-college-…
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.