QUITO, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, a vocal critic of corruption and organized crime, was killed on Wednesday evening during a campaign event in the north of the capital Quito, authorities said.
Can someone knowledgeable about this provide some valuable insight?
(e: I see it only happened about 4 hours ago, but the who, what, when, where, why?) Was it likely to keep the current president in power or force the election process towards another person?
El Pais is usually a pretty good source for things in Latin America, it answers most of those but others will have to wait until they have someone in custody I imagine. He campaigned against corruption and organized crime so that is not an unlikely source.
Unlikely to change the outcome, he was not the top candidate.
Thanks, that mostly answers my questions.
Here’s some context about Ecuador rising violence. https://youtu.be/GwT9IcE6E0o
