| Assassination of Fernando Villavicencio | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Ecuadorian security crisis | |
 Villavicencio in January 2023 | |
| Location | Colegio Anderson, Quito, Ecuador |
| Coordinates | 0°10′09″S 78°29′02″W / 0.16917°S 78.48389°W[1] |
| Date | 9 August 2023 6:20 p.m. ET[2] (UTC−05:00) |
| Target | Fernando Villavicencio |
Attack type | Assassination, mass shooting |
| Weapons | 9mm pistol, .223 rifle, submachine guns, grenades[3] |
| Deaths | 2 (Villavicencio and one suspect) |
| Injured | 9 |
| Perpetrators | Los Lobos (gang)[4][5][6][7]
Planning: Carlos Edwin Angulo Lara, Laura Castillo and three accomplices [a][8] Material: Johan David Castillo López and six others[b] |
| Motive | Contract killing; mastermind or motive unknown[9] |
| Accused | 6[10] |
On 9 August 2023, eleven days before the 2023 Ecuadorian general election, presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated after leaving a campaign rally in Quito, the capital of Ecuador. One assailant was killed during the attack. Several bystanders, including security personnel and a legislative candidate, were injured.[11]
- ^ "¿Cómo es el sitio en donde asesinaron al candidato Fernando Villavicencio?". El Universo. 9 August 2023. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Mella, Carolina (9 August 2023). "Asesinado a tiros el candidato presidencial Fernando Villavicencio en Ecuador". El País. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ https://noticias.caracoltv.com/mundo/este-es-el-arsenal-hallado-tras-asesinato-de-fernando-villavicencio-incluye-arma-usada-en-el-crimen-rg10
- ^ Gimeno, Por Fernando (28 February 2024). "Una facción de Los Lobos fue identificada como autora intelectual del magnicidio del candidato ecuatoriano Fernando Villavicencio". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ Clarín, Redacción (28 February 2024). "Ecuador: afirman que el asesinato de Fernando Villavicencio se planificó desde la cárcel". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "La sombra de Los Lobos reaparece en el caso Villavicencio". Primicias (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ Press, Por Associated Press Associated (28 February 2024). "Fiscalía de Ecuador asegura que el asesinato de candidato presidencial se planificó desde la cárcel". Los Angeles Times en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ ""El Invisible" y "La Flaca": los eslabones entre los sicarios y los autores intelectuales". vistazo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Un año después del asesinato de Villavicencio, poco o nada cambió en el sistema político ecuatoriano". Primicias. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Caso Villavicencio: Testigo anticipado no estaba preso ni es parte del caso". Primicias (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ Solano, Gonzalo; Garcia Cano, Regina (9 August 2023). "A presidential candidate in Ecuador has been shot and killed at campaign event". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
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