Handout picture released by the Mayor's Office of San Vicente taken on February 20, 2024, of the then mayoress of San Vicente Brigitte García, speaking during the delivery of agricultural implements in San Vicente, Manabi, Ecuador.
Ecuador's youngest mayor, Brigitte García, killed with her advisor amid state of emergency
USA TODAY: Ecuador’s youngest mayor and her press officer were found Sunday shot to death in a vehicle amid an ongoing state of emergency, police said.
Brigitte García, the 27-year-old mayor of San Vicente and member of the left-wing Citizen Revolution Party, was found alongside her advisor, Jairo Loor, in the vehicle, Ecuadorian police said in a social media post on X.
Ecuadorian police found the two that morning without vitals and with gunshot wounds, according to the social post.
Police said they’re working to figure out a motive for the shooting.
After collecting ballistics evidence and conducting a preliminary investigation, police determined the shots were fired from inside the vehicle.
Investigators continue to analyze the car's route, which appears to be rented, Ecuadorian police said in an X post shared later that afternoon.
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