Two motorcyclists violently entered his house and shot him; the man died in a clinic.
A 56-year-old man, identified as Antonio Álava Quinteros, died on the afternoon of Tuesday, January 25, at a clinic in northwest Guayaquil after being shot inside his home.
The attack took place at 2:30 p.m. in the San Francisco 2 cooperative, in Pascuales, near the Penitentiary. Two men on a motorcycle arrived at Álava’s home and entered his house violently. There the victim, who owned a taxi cooperative, was shot twice.
Although he was taken to a nearby clinic, he lost his life, as he bled from the abdominal wound.
His relatives said that the death occurred because Antonio did not allow himself to be extorted by a gang that operates in the sector.
Agents and Legal Medicine personnel arrived at the private clinic to lift the body and transfer it to the morgue. The police also arrived at the victim’s home to collect the shell casings and other evidence.
Until 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 25, 84 violent deaths have been recorded in Zone 8. Last year, to date, there were 23 cases. (I)
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