Prosecutor named César Suárez, who was investigating an attack on the set of a public television channel in Ecuador, was shot to death on Wednesday in Guayaquil, the most dangerous city in Ecuador. It is not clear whether Mr. Suarez’s death is linked to his investigation into the TV station attack. During the dramatic incident last week, masked men burst into public TV channel TC’s studio during a live broadcast and attacked journalists with sticks and stones.
Thirteen alleged perpetrators have been arrested in the assault at TC Television, which was broadcast live and led President Daniel Noboa to declare that Ecuador is in an “internal armed conflict” amid a surge of killings and other crimes tied to drug trafficking.
