The news of the violent death of the Olympic sprinter Álex Quiñonez has gone around the world. The Ecuadorian government has indicated that they will act forcefully and that they will not rest until they find those responsible.
Along with the athlete, Christopher Arcalla Ramírez, 23, who was a singer of urban music, was shot to death.
So far, the Police have carried out several operations to find the men who shot the sprinter and an urban singer who was with him in the Colinas de la Florida sector. These are 10 things that are known about crime.
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1.- One of the cameras in the area where sprinter Álex Quiñonez was killed captured the moment of the crime. In the video it is seen that a white vehicle approaches a group of people and two men get out of it.
2.- In the video it is observed that at the crime scene there were several people in addition to Álex Quinónez and the urban singer. In the video it is observed that the shooters approached a group of young people and began to shoot. One of them finished off one who fell to the sidewalk and another went out chasing one of the victims who tried to flee.
3. The incident in Colinas de la Florida, a sector in the northwest of Guayaquil, was reported to Ecu911 at 9:20 p.m. The Police report that shots were reported.
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4.- From the crime scene, 25 ballistic evidence was collected. The sprinter was shot several times.
5- Christopher Arcalla Ramírez does not have a judicial record, but he does have investigative proceedings for illegal possession of weapons and the crime of intimidation, according to the police.
6.- Unofficially, the police handle the hypothesis that Quiñónez was a collateral victim.
7.- Relatives of the athlete filed a complaint about the incident at the Model Barracks Prosecutor’s Office.
8.- An aunt of Quiñónez said that he was going to buy fast food in the area with his partner’s father, when he was surprised by the attackers.
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9- After 1:00 p.m. on Saturday the 23rd, Quiñónez’s body left the Criminalistics Laboratory and was taken by his relatives to a building in the south of Guayaquil, where they will watch over him for several hours.
10- It was indicated that the body of the athlete was going to be transferred to his native Esmeraldas yesterday afternoon, to be veiled and be buried.
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