Belarusian architect Dzmitry Zadoryn was about 15 meters away from the man who opened fire on visitors at the Teotihuacan pyramids in Mexico. “Architecture saved us”, the Belarusian said. He published his account in a Facebook post.
“This photograph was taken a couple of minutes before the shooting started.
My colleague and I were sitting on the edge of the platform, looking at the complex around us, when we heard gunshots. We turned around and, 15 meters away from us, there was a man with a pistol, while two tourists were lying on the ground next to him. Some people rushed toward the stairs, while we were pinned against the edge. We lay down as well. Americans nearby shouted that we should run. The pyramids are built according to the tablero principle, in a kind of tiers. We managed to jump down to a lower tier and then effectively slide down through a channel. We ran around the pyramid, then locals helped us jump over a barbed-wire fence. Then police and the National Guard started arriving and cordoning off the area. The guy who was shooting killed himself after killing a woman and injuring several people.
I am okay, with scratches all over my body and a somewhat swollen leg. My colleague is okay too.
The irony is that architecture saved us”, he wrote.
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It is worth recalling that a shooting took place at one of Mexico’s main tourist attractions. A man opened fire near the Teotihuacan pyramids before taking his own life.
One Canadian citizen is known to have died, while 13 people were injured. The exact number of injured has not yet been confirmed. Those injured also include citizens of the United States, Russia and Brazil.
Mexico’s prosecutor’s office said the shooter was a Mexican citizen. The motive for his actions is unknown.
The gunman opened fire from the top of the Pyramid of the Moon. Panic broke out.
