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Arab Times
11-08-2025
- Politics
- Arab Times
8 killed, 3 injured in Ecuador shooting
QUITO, Aug 11, (Xinhua): Eight people were killed and three others injured Sunday when a group of armed gunmen opened fire on a crowd outside a nightclub in Santa Lucia, a city in Ecuador's western province of Guayas, local media reported. The armed gunmen arrived at the nightclub early Sunday in two cars and opened fire on those present, according to a media report. Police said one of those killed, Jorge Urquizo, was the brother of the city's mayor, Ubaldo Urquizo. The province of Guayas has seen a sharp rise in violent crime, driven largely by gang activity. On Aug 6, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa declared a state of emergency for 60 days in four provinces, including Guayas and Manabi, citing serious internal unrest.
BBC News
11-08-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Ecuador nightclub shooting kills eight people
A shooting at a nightclub in Ecuador killed eight people and injured three others, police have were called to the Santa Lucía property in the early hours of Sunday morning, where they found seven people already deceased after gunmen opened fire. An eighth person died in said the motive for the shooting remains Lucía is a small town in the coastal province of Guayas, one of four provinces currently under a state of emergency in an attempt to curb gang violence. Among the dead was the owner of the nightclub, who was brother to Santa Lucia's mayor Ubaldo Urquizo, according to AFP news agency and local local government's Facebook page offered condolences to the mayor after the death of his brother, writing "we join with respect and solidarity with their grief, lifting our prayers that they may find strength and comfort during this difficult time."The shooting is the latest in a spate of violent attacks in Guayas. Nine people were shot dead in a pool hall on 19 July, and another 17 were killed in a bar on 27 President Daniel Noboa declared war on gang crime in January 2024, but violence has continued despite the increased military figures state that 4,051 homicides were recorded between January and May country sees 70 percent of all cocaine produced in the world pass through its ports, according to government data.
