Ecuadorian Prosecutor Investigating TV Studio Attack Assassinated

In Ecuador's most dangerous city, Guayaquil, prosecutor César Suárez, who was investigating a recent attack on a television channel, was shot dead while driving. The attack at TC Television led President Daniel Noboa to declare an "internal armed conflict" due to a surge in killings and crimes linked to drug trafficking. Suárez was also handling the Metastasis case involving a drug lord and had previously conducted high-profile investigations. His murder comes amid a series of violent incidents, including the escape of a notorious gang leader from prison, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency and send the military into prisons.