Last Monday night April 20Mexican authorities reported that the author of the shootingwhich left at least two dead and 13 foreigners injured in the archaeological zone of Teotihuacanlocated in the center of the North American nation, was identified as Julio Cesar Jasso27 years old, resident of Mexico City.
In accordance with the provisions of the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic of Mexico (FGR), during the shooting a single aggressorso the body responsible for investigating and prosecuting federal crimes in the country indicated that the cause of his death will be determined through the corresponding protocols and No shared further details about it.
However, the FGR indicated that the identification of the aggressor was made after the discovery of a voter ID card on the site, whose data and photograph coincide with the young Mexican who appears in the recordings of the shooting broadcast on various digital platforms, which are went viral quickly due to gravity of the situation.
To date, the authorities have not reported the reason of the attack nor have they released more details about the profile of the aggressor, although some versions spread on social networks suggest that the attacker could have been dejected by National Guard agents, according to videoswhich has not been officially confirmed.
Admirer of the Columbine massacre and Hitler
According to the television network Newscastthe attacker who shot and killed at least two people and wounded 13 others in the archaeological zone of Teotihuacán, Mexico, admired the massacre carried out at the American institute of Columbine and Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, known for the genocide of around six million Jews.
Likewise, according to the EFE news agency, the person responsible for the shooting left a picture frame with an image generated by artificial intelligence in which he appeared alongside the Columbine killers, Eric Harris and Dylan Kleboldwho are they committed suicide in 1999 after killing 13 people and wounding 24 in Colorado.
The Columbine High School massacre, considered the first mass school shooting in the territory of the United States, a April 20the same day as the attack in the tourist area of the Teotihuacán pyramids, where at least two Canadian tourists died, so the evidence points to a ideology more extremist.
In addition, the Mexican television network Telediario MX highlighted that the authorities have found several photos of the murderer posing with the nazi salute popularized by Adolf Hitlerwho was also born a April 20, so the aggressor possibly fostered a divided worldview, in which opponents are enemies.
Shooting at the Pyramid of the Moon
The shooting occurred in Pyramid of the Moona, where the armed subject opened fire on visitors from an elevated area, at a time of high tourist influx, which caused scenes of panic and a stampede. The attacker was found dead at the scene, in an apparent suicideaccording to initial reports from the Mexican Security Cabinet.
However, it is still unclear whether the attacker, who died after the attack, was committed suicide or died from shots fired by the authorities. In addition, it was revealed that, in the photograph generated by artificial intelligence, the man was wearing a t-shirt with the legend: “Disconnect and self-destruct”a phrase that glorifies mass murderers on networks.