Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has been killed at an event in Quito.

Source: https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/south-america-news/2023/08/10/ecuador-presidential-candidate-villavicencio-killed/

Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was shot dead after holding a rally in Quito.

Source: https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/ecuadoran-presidential-candidate-fernando-villavicencio-shot-dead-after-rally-report-4284952

“He threatened to attack me or make an attempt on my life if I continue to refer to him and his structure,” Villavicencio said last month.

Source: https://en.mercopress.com/2023/08/11/fbi-s-help-requested-in-ecuadorian-candidate-s-murder-probe?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss

In his final speech before he was killed, Villavicencio, 59, promised a roaring crowd that he would root out corruption and lock up the country’s “thieves.”

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1815075/ecuador-declares-state-of-emergency-after-assassination-of-anti-corruption-presidential-candidate

The 43-year-old thug was accused of threatening to murder presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio before he was assassinated last Wednesday (August 9).

Source: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/bare-chested-cartel-boss-fito-30697665

Villavicencio, a 59-year-old anticorruption campaigner, was shot as he left a campaign stop in Quito, days ahead of the August 20 general elections.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/2/latest-bridge-bombing-in-ecuador-underscores-grip-of-criminal-gangs?traffic_source=rss

Villavicencio has reportedly died on the… pic.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/world/ecuador-presidential-candidate-assassinated-during-rally-8885147/

Violence in Ecuador culminated in August with the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, plunging the country into chaos.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12885917/Inside-Ecuadors-brutal-gangs.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

“Zurita is running for president of Ecuador in the place of his closest friend and fellow journalist Fernando Villavicencio, who was shot dead a week ago as he campaigned for the top job.

Source: https://politicalwire.com/2023/08/19/voters-urged-to-vote-for-murdered-candidate/