{"id":4899,"date":"2023-08-11T15:17:39","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T20:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=4899"},"modified":"2023-08-11T15:17:40","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T20:17:40","slug":"horror-candidate-for-deputy-shot-in-ecuador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=4899","title":{"rendered":"HORROR: Candidate for Deputy Shot in Ecuador"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20668%20375'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-66.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-4900\" style=\"width:668px;height:375px\" width=\"668\" height=\"375\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-66.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4900\" style=\"width:668px;height:375px\" width=\"668\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-66.png 600w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-66-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-66-293x165.png 293w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-66-390x219.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Estefany Puente, a candidate for deputy in the National Assembly of Ecuador, was the victim of a shooting on Thursday, 10, in the city of Quevedo. A bullet struck Estefany\u2019s left arm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The attack came one day after the country\u2019s presidential candidate, Fernando Villavicencio, was shot dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They were leaving a social organization in the city of Quevedo when the suspects intercepted the car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Local police are still investigating the motive for the attack and are examining footage from security cameras in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Puente\u2019s car was targeted by two unidentified men. The candidate, her father and a campaign worker were in the car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Images are circulating on social media of a car with its windshield shattered by gunfire and broken glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They were leaving a social organization in the city of Quevedo when the suspects intercepted the car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Local police are still investigating the motive for the attack and are examining footage from security cameras in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Right-wing presidential candidate killed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_996081\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fernando-Villavicencio-em-campanha-960x640-1-600x400.webp\" alt=\"Ecuador - Fernando Villavicencio\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-996081\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fernando-Villavicencio-em-campanha-960x640-1-600x400.webp\" alt=\"Ecuador - Fernando Villavicencio\" class=\"wp-image-996081\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fernando Villavicencio. Photo: Reproduction<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Right-wing candidate Fernando Villavicencio, 59, was shot three times in the head during a political event in Quito, the capital of Ecuador, last Wednesday, 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His main campaign platform was the repression of the criminal organizations that dominate the country through drug trafficking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to local authorities, six people have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in Villavicencio\u2019s death, and another suspect died in a gunfight with police officers. At least nine people were injured in the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2023\/08\/ecuador-criminal-faction-claims-responsibility-assassination-right-wing\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Los Lobos criminal gang claimed responsibility for the attack<\/a><\/strong>. Hours after the attack, Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso declared a state of emergency in the country and said that presidential elections would still be held on August 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Original Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2023\/08\/horror-candidate-deputy-shot-ecuador\/\">https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2023\/08\/horror-candidate-deputy-shot-ecuador\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ruamupr.com\/wc\/3600\/13529\/15002\/15002,16298,16281.html\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ruamupr.com\/wc\/3600\/13529\/15002\/15002,16298,16281.html\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Estefany Puente, a candidate for deputy in the National Assembly of Ecuador, was the victim of a shooting on Thursday, 10, in the city of Quevedo. A bullet struck Estefany\u2019s left arm. The attack came one day after the country\u2019s presidential candidate, Fernando Villavicencio, was shot dead. They were leaving a social organization in the city of Quevedo when the suspects intercepted the car. Local police are still investigating the motive for the attack and are examining footage from security [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4899"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4899\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4901,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4899\/revisions\/4901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}