A young man was gunned down by gunmen in La Fragata, in the south of Guayaquil, on the afternoon of this Wednesday, February 23.
The 22-year-old individual, with the support of another person, was carrying belongings to the outside of a home when the attack occurred, on the streets 7th alley 49 SW and av. 10, a few meters from the parish church of Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Pompeya.
Two subjects arrived on a motorcycle and got off to repeatedly attack the young man.
The victim’s body was left lying between the sidewalk and the roadway of 7th Alley 49 SW.
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Police personnel explained that the victim had been released from prison three months ago and was a tenant of the property.
At the site, the agents were in charge of removing the body and at least ten ballistic signs.
According to institution records, he had a criminal record for possession of weapons in 2018.
Part of this attack was caught on security cameras. Those images are reviewed by investigative personnel to find those responsible for this new violent act.
An 11-year-old minor was killed during a rifle attack on 33rd and Capitan Nájera; another child and a woman were injured
During this morning, a police patrol car was guarding the area amid concern from neighbors about the new violent event.
So far this year, in Zone 8, made up of Guayaquil, Durán and Samborondón, the number of cases exceeds by more than triple the records of the first two months of the previous year. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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