"Ecuador Prosecutor Investigating TV Station Attack Fatally Shot"

The public prosecutor leading the investigation into the on-air assault on an Ecuadorian television station was shot and killed in a daylight attack in Guayaquil. César Suárez, known for his work on cases involving organized trans-national crime, was ambushed in the crime-ridden city. Ecuador has been experiencing a surge in violence, prompting the president to declare a state of emergency and designate criminal groups as terrorist organizations. Suárez had interviewed gunmen captured after the TV station attack and was investigating the orchestrators. The country's murder rate has spiked in recent years due to the influx of Mexican cartels and foreign mafia groups.