After Mexican authorities identified the alleged perpetrator of a shooting occurred in the archaeological zone of Teotihuacanin which a Canadian tourist died and 13 other people were injured last Monday 20 April, a new video emerged on social media that captures moments before the attack on the pyramid.
This recording in 360 degrees shows the Teotihuacán area on a sunny day, with visitors walking along stone paths, when Julius Caesar appears Jasso Ramireza 27-year-old Mexican who allegedly took his own life after being cornered in the popular tourist site located northwest of Mexico City.
The video was captured by the American tourist Joel Torres and has been identified as evidence for the reconstruction of the armed attack, because Julius Caesar is seen, who has his face covered with sunglasses and a face maskwhen he arrives at the Pyramid of the Moon and avoids some tourists, while carrying his backpack.
A few minutes later, Jasso Ramírez places himself in a place much further away from people, where he apparently begins to search for something inside his backpack. However, at that moment, two seemingly foreigner appear in Joel Torres’ shot and decide to sit next to the attackerwithout knowing what awaits them.
The moment of the detonations
Later, Joel Torres decides to record how he comes down from the Pyramid of the Moonso you lose sight of Julio César Jasso Ramírez. However, a few seconds later the first sounds begin to be heard. detonationsso all the tourists around the American begin to go down the stairs more quickly.
“At that moment, the fear It took over everything. We knew we had to go down, but the steps were dangerous and steep. A fall could be fatal. Even so, the adrenalin took control. “I don’t know how we managed to go down so fast,” Joel Torres shared with the Mexican newspaper. The Country, after he shared his video with authorities.
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Jasso Ramírez opened fire on several occasions shortly before the noonat a time when there was a large influx of foreign tourists, so a Canadian woman lost her life in the shooting, while 13 other visitors of various nationalities were killed. injured by firearm or by falls and blows when trying to escape from the site.
“We had not witnessed something like this in Mexico; it is the first time it has happened,” declared the Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaumwho mentioned that the emergency in Teotihuacán generated a large deployment of elements of the National Guard and local police, who seized a firearm, dozens of cartridges and a knife.
Shooter with psychological problems
“From what the authorities indicate, this person had traits of psychological problems and was influenced by episodes that had occurred abroad. It is not something that is linked to crime, but it is a fact that I had prepared. Obviously, further research must be carried out. There is no need to speculate,” Sheinbaum added.
“There must be greater inspections so that no person enters with a firearm to a public place. That is why I asked that they coordinate to have a greater presence of the National Guard and place detection arches,” concluded the president, after ordering the reinforcement of the security in tourist sites throughout the Mexican territory.