SAA

SAA event in Los Rios, Montalvo area, Ecuador on Fri 20th February 2026

20th February 2026

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On 20 February 2026, in Montalvo (Los Rios), two armed men killed a man while he was installing security cameras at a business in the 24 de Noviembre neighborhood. The attackers arrived on a motorcycle; the passenger got off, shouted Sapo (snitch) at the victim, and then fired directly at him. The victim's wife, who was accompanying him, was injured in the attack. The business where the cameras were being installed had recently been the target of an attack, and therefore security was being reinforced. Authorship is unknown. 1 fatality

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Ecuador (ECU)

Los Rios ( Montalvo area )

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