November 2024 Guayaquil prison riot

November 2024 Guayaquil prison riot
Date12 November 2024 (2024-11-12)
VenueLitoral Penitentiary/Guayas 1 Prison
LocationGuayaquil, Ecuador
Coordinates02°03′09″S 79°56′42″W / 2.05250°S 79.94500°W / -2.05250; -79.94500
TypePrison riot, massacre
CauseGang rivalry
Deaths17 inmates
Non-fatal injuries15

The November 2024 Guayaquil prison riot occurred on 12 November 2024 at the notoriously overcrowded Litoral Penitentiary/Guayas 1 Prison in Guayaquil, Ecuador, killing at least 17 and injuring 15 people in clashes of drug gangs with connections to Mexican and Colombian drug cartels.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Ecuador's largest and most dangerous prison riot leaves at least 17 dead". ABC News. November 13, 2024. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "Ecuador: Increase security likely after prison riot leaves at least 15 inmates dead, 14 injured in Guayaquil Nov. 12". Crisis 24. November 12, 2024. Retrieved November 15, 2024.