Tourists flee in terror after gunman opens fire from top of ancient Mexican pyramid

Two are dead and several others are injured in the shootout (Picture: REUTERS)

A gunman opened fire on tourists gathered to visit Mexico’s Teotihuacan ⁠pyramid.

He shot a ‌Canadian woman dead and injured several others ​before killing himself,police said.

At least six people were injured,four by gunfire and two by falling,the State of Mexico said.

Mexico’s security cabinet ​said the injured ​people were receiving medical care.

They announced they have seized a firearm,a bladed weapon and live ammunition from the historic site.

A drone view shows Mexican authorities working at the scene where a man shot dead a Canadian woman and injured several others (Picture: REUTERS)

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Start your day informed with Metro's News Updates newsletter or get Breaking News alerts the moment it happens.Videos on social media shows terrified tourists fleeing the area as gunfire rings out.The suspected gunman,in a plaid shirt,is seen at the top of the pyramid brandishing a knife.American Tim Chung was at the Teotihuacán ⁠pyramids with a tour group when the incident occurred.‘All of a sudden I see a guy fall off one of the viewing platforms and then I heard a shot and another person fall off and then I knew something bad was happening and heard screams,’ Chung told NBC News.He said everyone in his tour group is safe but described the event as ‘unbelievably sad.’Police officers and forensic experts secure the area where a shooting occurred at the Teotihuacan archaeological site in Mexico

(Picture: EPA)Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says authorities from federal,state and local agencies are responding to the matter.‘What happened today in Teotihuacán deeply hurts us. I express my most sincere solidarity with the people affected and their families. We are in contact with the Canadian embassy,’ she said.The ​pre-Hispanic ​city ⁠was one of the most important ​cultural centres in ​Mesoamerica.At its peak,Teotihuacán was one of the largest cities in the world with population of around 200,000.Its name comes from the later Aztecs and roughly means ‘the place where gods were created.’ By the time the Aztecs discovered it,the city had already been abandoned for centuries.Its sudden collapse is still one of the biggest unsolved mysteries of ancient history.