Teotihuacán Pyramids Shooting: Gunman Carried Notes on U.S. Mass Shootings
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- Julio César Jasso Ramírez, 27, checked into a hotel near the Teotihuacán pyramids and the next day opened fire from the Pyramid of the Moon, killing a Canadian tourist and injuring several others.
- Authorities are investigating his motives, with indications that he prepared extensively and may have been inspired by past U.S. mass shooters.
- Jasso was heavily equipped with weapons and tactical gear, suggesting premeditation in carrying out the attack.
- Mexican security forces responded swiftly, surrounding the pyramid and engaging Jasso, who fired down at them from above.
- A National Guardsman immobilized Jasso by shooting him in the leg after a risky climb to confront him on the pyramid.
