SAA

SAA event in Manabi, La Cuesta area, Ecuador on Sun 16th November 2025

16th November 2025

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Around 16 November 2025 (as reported), in La Cuesta (Jipijapa, Manabi), a man riding a motorbike was shot and killed and his body was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the Che Guevara neighbourhood. The victim was shot while riding the motorbike and the ammunition used was found scattered within a radius of approximately 15 metres; it is likely he was shot by individuals on another vehicle. Later, another man was shot and killed on the road to Cerro La Mona (La Mona Hill). Both victims were shot dead on two different incidents, and they both had criminal records for drug trafficking. 2 fatalities.

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Ecuador (ECU)

Manabi ( La Cuesta area )

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