Guayaquil: the link between an ice-cream parlour attack, the murder of two minors and a yellow taxi
In Guayaquil, an investigation revealed connections between an attack on an ice-cream parlour, the death of two teenagers and a public transport vehicle.
Guayaquil: the link between an ice-cream parlour attack, the murder of two minors and a yellow taxi
A journalistic investigation has established connections between three violent incidents that occurred in Guayaquil: an armed attack on an ice-cream parlour, the death of two minors and a yellow rental car.
The Ecuadorian news outlet Extra.ec reconstructed the events and determined that the three episodes are linked through the same public transport vehicle. The information was compiled using police sources and testimonies collected from the areas where the crimes took place.
The first incident occurred at an ice-cream parlour in the city, where armed individuals broke in and fired shots at people who were inside the establishment. Subsequently, the murder of two teenagers was recorded, a case that authorities began to investigate separately.
The element that connected both cases was a yellow taxi, identified as the same vehicle that would have been used by the attackers to move around and flee the scenes. The vehicle appeared mentioned in the records of police investigations linked to both crimes.
The Public Prosecutor's Office and the National Police continue working to determine whether those responsible for the shots at the ice-cream parlour are the same individuals who carried out the murder of the young people, as well as to establish the chain of command of the criminal structure operating from that vehicle.
Guayaquil, Ecuador's main port, has experienced a significant increase in violence associated with drug trafficking and disputes between criminal gangs, which has led authorities to strengthen security operations in the most affected neighbourhoods.
Source: Extra.ec
Source: Google News EC — Guayaquil