The Ecuador Laila’s launch kills eight people

Police said that shooting at a nightclub in Ecuador killed eight people and wounded three others.

The authorities were summoned to Santa Lotta’s property in the early hours of Sunday morning, where they found seven people who had already died after gunmen opened fire. An eighth person died in the hospital.

Police said that the motivation behind the shooting was still unclear.

Santa Luka is a small city in the coastal province of Gwias, one of four provinces under the current state of emergency in an attempt to reduce gang violence.

Among the dead was the owner of the nightclub, who was the brother of the mayor of Santa Lucia Oldo Orchzo, according to the news agency and local media.

The Facebook page of the local government offered condolences to the mayor after the death of his brother, and wrote, “We join with respect and solidarity with their grief, and raised our prayers that may find strength and comfort during this difficult time.”

The shooting is the latest in a series of violent attacks in Guaeias. nine People were shot in the billiard hall On July 19, and another 17 was killed in a bar On July 27.

Ecuador President Daniel Nuboa announced the war on the crime of gangs in January 2024, but violence continued despite the increase in military presence.

Official figures indicate that 4,051 murders were recorded between January and May 2025.

The country is witnessing that 70 percent of all cocaine producing in the world pass through its ports, according to government data.