Ecuador, when the victims were gathered to watch the football match between Ecuador and Paraguay, within the framework of the qualifiers to qualify for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, in the midst of the crowd and as a result of the shooting perpetrated by two assassins, five people (other sources mention 7) died and another ten were injured. Among the deceased was a sex worker from the establishment.
It all started after 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, inside the 'Eclipse' night club, located in the Esmeraldas-Tachina road complex, in the Luis Vargas Torres sector of the island, in front of the city of Esmeraldas.
"The place was open to the public when the assailants, not yet identified, entered and began shooting at the victims".
Witnesses to the crime said that two people dressed in black entered the night club while most of the men were watching the soccer game on the screens.
First they shot at the security guard and then they killed a man in the middle of the stage, they immediately opened fire on others who were with women inside.
Agents of the National Police arrived at the site to initiate the investigations of the selective assassination, in the hitman style. It was learned that the murdered woman would have been a collateral victim of the shooting.
According to information from the institution, members of the Tiguerones and Gángsters criminal gangs would be involved in the crime, so it would be a dispute.
In the end, the murderers escaped with the help of their accomplices, who were waiting for them outside with motorcycles.
Police reports indicate that so far this year there have been 95 violent deaths in Esmeraldas.
