Date | 28 September 2021 |
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Venue | Litoral Penitentiary |
Location | Guayaquil |
Coordinates | 02°03′09″S 79°56′42″W / 2.05250°S 79.94500°W |
Type | Riot |
Cause | Gang rivalry |
Motive | To gain criminal leadership |
Participants | Prison inmates |
Deaths | 123 inmates |
The September 2021 Guayaquil prison riot occurred at the Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil, Ecuador on 28 September 2021. At least 123 inmates were killed and several others were injured in the riot that took place in that prison. It was the deadliest prison fight in the country's history[1][2] and one of the deadliest in Latin American history.[3]