In shooting, Fernando Villavicencio, presidential candidate of Ecuador, dies

2023-08-10 02:19:52

Villavicencio died after being hit by shots. (ARCHIVE)

Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated this Wednesday during a shootout while he was carrying out a campaign event in a central sector of Quito, relatives of the candidate reported.

Carlos Figueroa, a personal friend of Villavicencio, assured in a video broadcast on social networks that the candidate died after being shot, despite the fact that he had been transferred to the Women’s Clinic, a medical center near the site of the shooting.