On Wednesday, the Ecuadorian Attorney General's Office informed that at least nine people were injured during the attack in which presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated.
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It was known that the injured were among the attendants to a campaign event held by the presidential candidate at the Anderson School, located in the north of the capital, Quito.
Among the injured are a candidate to the National Assembly and two policemen, said the Prosecutor's Office, which together with the Police are carrying out investigations at the place of the attack and at the medical center where the victims were taken to.
The candidate for the Construye movement was taken to a health unit near the sector, where his death was confirmed.
Villavicencio was one of the eight candidates aspiring to the presidency of Ecuador, and a few days ago, he had denounced threats against his person, work and security team by criminal groups linked to criminal gangs operating in the country.
According to authorities, the current presidential campaign has been one of the most violent ever recorded in the country, and Minister Zapata confirmed that seven of the eight presidential candidates had requested police security.
Fernando Villavicencio was a journalist and political activist, and since 2021 he has been an assemblyman for the Alianza Honestidad party.
He served as president of the Commission of Political Oversight and Control and presented his presidential candidacy last June.