7 was killed in another mass shoot

Police said on Saturday that a suspect’s attack on the billiards hall in Ecuador during the night left seven dead and four wounded. The second attack was like this in less than a month in the same city during a wave of violence in the country.

The video clips on social media showed gunmen, most of whom were masked and opened the fire while billiards played in Santo Domingo, about 100 miles to the west of Kito.

“This violent incident is supposed to stem from a regional conflict between organized crime groups and organized armed groups,” said Colonel Benefides.

Ecuador is a starting point for cocaine charges to the United States and Europe, and a center for criminal groups participating in blackmail and contracting killings – some of which are linked to dignities in Mexico, Colombia or Albania.

The late Friday attack was the fourth of its kind in recent weeks. In August, Seven people were killed In the pool hall in the same city. A The massacre of the pool hall is similar It was held in July in the city of General Villalil Plasias, southwestern, leaving at least nine deaths.

In April, Armed men killed 12 people In the rooster fighting ring, 18 miles from Santo Domingo.

Ecuador recorded more than 4,600 murders in the first half of the year, an increase of 47 % over the same period in 2024, data from the Ecuadorian Observatory for Organized Crime.

Forensic gangs continues unabated after restoring in June from the country’s largest drug master, Adolvo MakasThe pseudonym is Veto, after he escaped from the Al -Aqsa Security Prison in 2024.

In July Massias delivery To the United States, it is He admitted that he is not guilty. A The indictment of seven workers Macías accusations, which lead the Los Choneros gang, anonymous participant defender with international cocaine distribution, conspiracy and weapons, including firearms smuggling from the United States

Last year, the United States ranked Los Shuniros as one of the most violent gangs and confirmed its relationship with force Mexican drug gangsThat threatens Ecuador and the surrounding area