Brutal murder with two bullets to the head in a popular market in central Guayaquil

A horrible scene ensued The Baya popular market that is located in the center of Guayaquilwhen a young man was murdered last Wednesday afternoon.

This district is known for its commercial life, where passers-by visit the businesses that are located there and also buy from the street vendors who trade there.

It was there, in the midst of the tumult, that a man received two bullets in the head and lay on the ground. The minutes following the violent death were recorded in various videos that witnesses posted on social media. In the publications, we hear people asking for “an ambulance, quickly”, while others assure that the murdered young man “is the brother of Alexis”. However, there is still no precise information on the identity of the murdered.

This murder adds to the more than 330 recorded so far this year in Zone 8, made up of the cities of Guayaquil, Duran there samborondon. Guayaquil, considered the commercial capital of Ecuador, is today one of the 50 most dangerous cities in the world according to the rate of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants.

Besides violent deaths, kidnappings and extortion are also increasingly common in the port city. In less than five days, two kidnappings were reported, during which the victims were rescued.

Two young nationals Americans who were in Ecuador, Aaron there Faustwere removed last Monday at Guayaquil, which prompted an operation by the Ecuadorian police that quickly rescued migrants who had recently returned to the country.

As reported the universe, the young people were kidnapped in a neighborhood north of Guayaquil. Aaron and Fausto were driving a red Ford Mustang. The vehicle belonged to Aaron, who managed to return it upon his return. The car was cremated and, at night, the police found him about 15 kilometers south of where the abduction took place.

According to local media, after the abduction, the relatives asked for the help of the Anti-Kidnapping and Extortion Unit (Join). Specialist agents began the search and mounted a rescue operation. They first rescued Aarón, who was being held in a house in an urbanization. A 16-year-old boy who was babysitting Aarón was also arrested there.

In the early hours of last Tuesday, officers rescued Fausto, who had been abandoned in a house northwest of Guayaquil. They found him handcuffed and with duct tape over his mouth, according to the universe. abductors they demanded USD 30,000 from the families to release the two young men. Thanks to the intervention of the police, the relatives did not pay any ransom.

In Guayaquil, one of the 50 most dangerous cities in the world, it was only last Monday that two kidnappings were recorded: that of young Americans and that of a young woman from 25-year-old who was released on Tuesday morning.

Also, last weekend, for more than four hours, a man held two children hostage11 months and 4 years old, his two children, at his home on Trinitaria Island, south of Guayaquil.

In the videos posted by users of social networks, you can see the intervention of the national police who arrive at the scene and warn the man that they are going to enter. Officers immediately proceed to break down the front door to rescue the underage hostages.

In the images, it is verified that the personnel of the National Directorate specialized in the resolution of cases of kidnapping and extortion (Unase) discourage the inhabitants of the sector from separating from the security barrier while others intervene in the House. Two civilians participate in the operation, possibly related to the children, who are the ones who carry them in their arms. After the raid, Police released man suspected of being minors’ father in handcuffsan adult of about 30 years old.

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