GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR – MARCH 16, 2026 In the southern part of the city, in Nuevo Horizonte, in the Guasmo Norte area, an armed attack occurred on a group of people standing in front of a family house and consuming alcoholic beverages.
A group of hitmen arrived at the scene in a stolen car and began shooting without hesitation. One died at the scene, the second in the hospital a few hours later, and one of them was shot but doctors managed to stabilize him.
One of the victims was identified as 36-year-old Alex Bueno Japa. The incident is under police investigation and no further information is known yet.
