Tourists describe terrifying moments during deadly shooting at Mexico pyramid site

MexicoTourists describe terrifying moments during deadly shooting at Mexico pyramid siteA visit to the world-famous Teotihuacán site devolved into chaotic moments as tourists jumped from atop the pyramids and tried to duck amid the spray of gunfire.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Add NBC News to GoogleAmerican details harrowing escape from popular tourist site01:59Get more newsLiveonShareAdd NBC News to GoogleApril 21, 2026, 12:49 PM EDTBy Nicole Acevedo and Priscilla ThompsonA visit to one of the world's iconic pyramid sites devolved into a terrifying scene. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Two American tourists who survived the deadly shooting at Teotihuacán’s famous Pyramid of the Moon on Monday described the thundering sound of gunshots atop Mexico's popular tourist and archeological site. Greg Magadini of Boise, Idaho recalled hearing the first shot while visiting the site with his friends as part of an 11-people tour. It sounded like "a big crack," he said.As the gunman was shooting, the echo of the pyramids further amplified the loud gunshot sounds, Magadini told NBC News from Mexico City. The gunman was standing about 40 feet from him when Magadini jumped about 15 feet off the pyramid's ledge, as he attempted to find cover. “It was really scary," he said.On Tuesday, Mexican authorities identified the gunman as Julio César Jasso Ramírez. They said Jasso, 27, fatally shot a Canadian woman and wounded seven other people before​ killing himself.Forensic experts work at the Pyramid of the Moon following the shooting that left one person dead at the Teotihuacán archaeological site in Mexico on Monday.Daniel Cardenas / Anadolu via Getty Images“We started to hear gunshots and we didn’t think anything of it because we were told maybe there were fireworks," said Abigail Stoddard, another American tourist who witnessed the shooting. Stoddard, who was with her boyfriend visiting Mexic...