Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated at campaign rally

Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was killed on Wednesday after being shot at a campaign event in Quito. Local media reported some 30 shots had been fired, while video posted on social media showed Villavicencio getting into a car after the event, before the sound of apparent gunfire and screaming.

The attorney general's office said a suspect in the crime later died of injuries sustained in a shoot-out. The violence injured nine other people, including a candidate for the legislature and two police officers.

Outgoing President Guillermo Lasso vowed the murder will not go unpunished and said he would host top security officials at an urgent meeting, while outraged Ecuadoreans protested outside the clinic where presidential candidate Villavicencio died.

Villavicencio, a former unionist and journalist, was a vocal critic of corruption and organized crime and had pledged to combat corruption and reduce tax evasion if elected.

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