Six people allegedly involved in the murder of Fernando Villavicencio have been arrested after several raids in Quito. (EFE)
As a result of the attack, at least nine other people were also injured and were also taken to a medical center, including a candidate for assembly and two police officers. (AP)
The journalist and former assemblyman had denounced death threats against him weeks ago, in the midst of an electoral campaign that revolves around the worst security crisis plaguing Ecuador, which closed 2022 with a rate of 25.32 violent deaths by every 100,000 inhabitants, the highest since records have been kept. (EFE)
Corruption and threats against his life: Fernando Villavicencio’s complaints during his last interview
The Ecuadorian Prosecutor’s Office confirmed the death of one of the suspects in the murder of Fernando Villavicencio
Fernando Villavicencio had revealed threats from the Sinaloa Cartel
