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Ecuadorian police have arrested two suspects in the murder of soccer player Mario Pineda, who was shot dead this week in an attack that also killed his partner and injured his mother, underscoring rising violence in the Andean nation.
33 year old Barcelona D Guayaquil The defender and former national football team player was shot dead on Wednesday. latin american Football clubs and fans have mourned his death.
Ecuador’s prosecutor’s office said on Friday that suspects Cristian PG and Jimnery PB appeared before a judge, who ordered their so-called preventive arrest based on the judge’s understanding that there was sufficient evidence against them as well as their risk of fleeing justice.
Police The shooting attack was reported to have taken place in Samnes, a neighborhood north of the coastal city of Guayaquil, about 265 kilometers (165 miles) southwest of the capital. Quito,
Security camera footage from the scene shows Pineda and his companion leaving a butcher shop and then being shot by two men, one of whom was wearing a motorcycle helmet and the other wearing a beanie. Local authorities have not released the name of Pineda’s accomplice.
Pineda played eight matches for Ecuador but was not part of the squad qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. His last game for Ecuador was at the 2021 Copa América, coming on as a late substitute in a group-stage game. brazilHe also played in the 2017 edition,
In November, a 16-year-old football player from Independiente del Valle was killed by a stray bullet, also in Guayaquil. Two months earlier, players Maicol Valencia and Leandro Yápez, both of Exemparo Costa, and Jonathan González of 22 de Junio were shot dead.
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