With a bullet impact to the head and chest, subjects murdered a 34-year-old man in the San Francisco cooperative, in the northwest of Guayaquil, early this Sunday, February 27.
This murder is added to another eight that have occurred from Friday night until early today, according to the National Directorate of Crimes against Life, Violent Deaths (Dinased).
Two minors were injured in a new shooting recorded in Bastión Popular, in the north of Guayaquil
With this, Zone 8, made up of Guayaquil, Durán and Samborondón, has more than 200 violent deaths so far in 2022 and is where the most crimes are recorded in the country.
In the most recent case, uniformed officers indicated that the victim was identified as Víctor Suárez Rodas, who has a history of theft and identity theft.
Witnesses indicated that two subjects aboard a motorcycle shot the man and fled the scene.
Minutes before, on 26th Street and J Street, an antisocial murdered Diego Alcívar Villa, who has no criminal record, with a shot to the head.
Residents of the sector explained that the attackers arrived in a vehicle and that one of them got out and shot the 31-year-old man.
Another murder was reported in the Las Orquídeas citadel. There, subjects arrived at a field where the victim was doing sports activities and shot him.
Police personnel identified the deceased as Ángelo Jesús Nieto León, 27, who has a history of robbery in 2019.
While yesterday, Saturday, February 26, four deaths and one injured woman were reported.
The first case was at noon in the 8 de Marzo cooperative, in the Guasmo sur sector.
Subjects arrived at the site aboard a gray vehicle and shot César Montenegro, 38, who has a criminal record.
And at 15:30 yesterday, another attack occurred in the Northwest. Uniformed found a murdered couple inside a house in Nueva Prosperina.
Police officers indicated that they went to the site for a report of injuries from firearms, however, upon entering the house they noticed the man and the woman. As of Sunday morning, the bodies had not been identified.
While at night, at 8:30 p.m., subjects shot two people in block 6 of Bastión Popular. Witnesses indicated to uniformed officers that it would be a settling of scores between gangs.
In that attack, Michael Nazareno Caicedo, 21, died with gunshot wounds to the head and back despite being taken to the University Hospital.
While his companion, a 22-year-old girl, was shot in the chest, but is stable.
Other violent events
Christian Delgado, 46, who has a criminal record, was murdered at 7:00 p.m. last Friday. Neighbors commented that three subjects aboard a motorcycle intercepted him and shot him.
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While the other event occurred last Friday night on Paseo del Parque Avenue, in the north.
There, police found the body of a man in a vehicle. The circumstances of this death are being investigated, uniformed officers said. (I)
Source: Eluniverso

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