At least eight people have been killed and another five injured as a result of a shooting at a mechanical workshop that took place early Saturday night in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil, in the east of the country. The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. local time, when residents heard more than 50 shots fired at a group of people watching television in the workshop, located in the southwest of the city, according to witnesses consulted by the Ecuadorian newspaper “The Universe”. ‘. ‘. “Currently, our investigative and intelligence units are conducting operational actions to identify those responsible,” Ecuador’s National Police said on Twitter. The attackers have not been identified, but the shooting took place just a day after the State and Public Security Council (COSEPE) urged the Ecuadorian government to issue a decree authorizing security forces to use deadly weapons. who work for the drug trade. Guayaquil is considered one of the 24 most violent cities in the world according to a 2022 ranking, in a country where violence caused more than 4,500 homicides in 2022 according to official figures.
Source: La Verdad
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