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He emerged unscathed from the attack but a policeman was killed and several other people were wounded, media reported. In May, gunmen targeted the mayor of the city of Duran.

President Guillermo Lasso expressed his sorrow over Intriago's 'assassination' in a statement on Twitter and said he had ordered authorities to bring the killers to justice.įormer President Rafael Correa expressed his shock, saying on Twitter: 'I can't believe this has happened.' Manta, a city of well over 200,000 people, has been prey to such gangs, while widespread common crime fed by economic and social problems is adding to the country's security woes. It was not immediately clear why the mayor had been attacked, though police said that he had reported receiving threats to authorities, without providing more details.Įcuador has faced an increase in violent crime that the government says is driven by power struggles between criminal gangs over the drug trafficking trade. Police said officers had found a grenade in the truck and a gun which was likely used in the attack. The suspected shooter escaped, Noguera said. Noguera said the man was a Venezuelan national without a prior criminal record.

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Security officials with the mayor returned fire and wounded the driver of the vehicle, who is now in police custody while receiving medical attention in hospital. Regional police commander Edwin Noguera told reporters a gunman got out of a stolen truck and opened fire on Intriago, hitting him and a woman described as a 'collateral victim.' Both died of their injuries. Police said the 38-year-old Intriago, who was re-elected as mayor of Manta in February, had been inspecting public works in the city at the time of the attack. Amelia and JP VLOG 234: We FINALLY went to Manta Ecuador and filmed it for this weeks video YayWe were REALLY impressed with Manta and were already pla. The mayor of the Ecuadorian Pacific port city of Manta, Agustin Intriago, was shot dead on Sunday, authorities said, in a brazen attack that stunned the political establishment.

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