2024-08-15 04:29:47
The victims were participating in a football match when they were shot.
Two men were killed and five others were injured in a shooting that took place on the night of Saturday, July 13 inMantaThe multiple attack occurred in the Progress neighborhoodbelonging to the Eloy Alfaro parish.
According to the newspaper La Marea, the victims were participating in a football match when they were shot. The deceased were 24 and 46 years old.
The National Police reported that in the canton Montecristi They found a burned vehicle allegedly linked to this attack.
WE INFORM ||
In light of the fact that occurred in #MantaCuba sector, where 2 deaths and 5 injured (stable) have been reported, an operation is being carried out to find those responsible
In #Montecristi A burned vehicle was located, similar to that of the perpetrators
An injured person has a criminal record pic.twitter.com/2IBrdTk0YZ
— @ManabiPolice (@ManabiPolice) July 14, 2024
On Tuesday, July 9, also in the Eloy Alfaro parish and very close to where the shooting occurred this Saturday, two men were shot. This double murder meant the first violent deaths in the port city after more than a month without murders.
And since the beginning of June, following a provision by the President of the Republic, Daniel NoboaManta became the temporary headquarters of the operations of the Armed forces and the National PoliceThe head of state adopted this measure after an attack on a circus that left three dead, among other crimes.
However, since the beginning of April the Joint Task Force (FTC) Manabí, a military team that travels through the 22 cantons of the province.
Manta, Montecristi and Jaramijó make up a single district where more than 160 murders have been recorded this year.
By: Ecuavisa