"Ecuadorian Prosecutor Investigating TV Studio Attack Assassinated Amid Gang Violence Crisis"

Ecuadorian prosecutor César Suárez, who was investigating an attack at a television station in Guayaquil, was shot to death while driving in the city. The attack at TC Television led President Daniel Noboa to declare an “internal armed conflict” amid a surge of killings and other crimes tied to drug trafficking. Suárez had carried out high-profile investigations in the past and was previously in charge of the Metastasis case involving an Ecuadorian drug lord. The violence in Guayaquil and Ecuador has been on the rise, with violent deaths doubling from 2021 to 2022. The authorities are working to find those responsible for Suárez's murder.