Ecuadorian presidential contender Fernando Villavicencio was shot dead Wednesday by an unidentified shooter, with footage appearing to show the opposition candidate getting into a pickup truck before gunfire erupted.
Villavicencio’s assassination outside a campaign rally in the country’s capital of Quito was confirmed by President Guillermo Lasso, who alleged organized crime was behind the slaying. -- More...
SHOCKING VIDEO: Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, who was leading in the polls, has just been assassinated two weeks before an election the 59-year-old was expected to win. Journalists were referring to him as "right-wing" candidate!pic.twitter.com/69wFzCK4DK
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