Armed attack in La Consolata leaves two dead in north-west Guayaquil
Two workers at a motorcycle repair shop were shot dead in the north-west of Guayaquil on Tuesday, 22 September. The attackers, numbering between five and six individuals, fled on three motorcycles.
Two motorcycle mechanics shot dead near La Consolata
Two Ecuadorian citizens lost their lives in an armed attack recorded on the afternoon of Tuesday, 22 September in the north-west of Guayaquil, according to extra.ec. The incident occurred in the vicinity of the sector known as La Consolata.
The victims were working in a motorcycle repair shop when they were intercepted by a group of individuals travelling in the same type of vehicle. According to initial police data, the attackers numbered between five and six individuals and were travelling in three motorcycles.
The perpetrators approached the workers and fired several shots at them before fleeing the scene. Both men were left lying at the site.
Officers from the National Police attended the location, cordoned off the crime scene and proceeded to gather evidence. The bodies were later removed by a Legal Medicine unit.
The victims were adults, of Ecuadorian nationality and had no criminal records, according to police information available at the time.
Source: Google News EC — Guayaquil