Preliminary versions indicate that the attack was directed at a woman.
A 5-year-old boy died and another minor was wounded in the middle of a gunshot attack in a northern area of Guayaquil. It happened when men arrived on two motorcycles and began shooting at a woman.
The boy, who received a blow to the head, was in the Will of God sector along with his 12-year-old sister.
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Preliminary versions indicate that the attack was directed at the 41-year-old woman, who runs a food business. It is known that the injured minors are nephews of the attacked.
The woman was also wounded, but the bullets did not compromise vital organs and she remains stable. She is in asylum at the Luis Vernaza hospital.
The injured children were taken to the Francisco de Ycaza Bustamante hospital, where at dawn this Thursday one died.
The injured woman has a history of drug trafficking and possession. They had been living in the sector for about two years.
Last night, another crime was registered in Guasmo, in the south of the city. Individuals murdered a man who worked in a mechanical workshop in the Unión de Bananeros cooperative. (I)
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