Event occurred in the northwest of the city. In the center, a driver was stabbed.
Boris Hidalgo was shot at dawn this Thursday at the Nueva Prosperina cooperative, on Casuarina Avenue (entrance to 8), in the northwest of Guayaquil. The event occurred at 00:20.
According to witnesses, men on a motorcycle shot Hidalgo, who was shot fourteen a few meters from his home.
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The Police reported that the now deceased had left the Penitentiary in March and that he had a criminal record for illicit association and possession of stolen objects.
A couple of hours earlier, in downtown Guayaquil, a driver was allegedly stabbed in an attempted robbery.
It happened on Quito and Colón streets. According to preliminary reports, the victim is an informal driver.
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The wounded man was taken in an ambulance to a health home, where he is recovering.
So far in 2021, at least 580 violent deaths have been reported in Zone 8 (Guayaquil, Durán and Samborondón), according to police figures. (I)
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