Archive · 14 Sep 2025
Pool Hall Shooting in Ecuador Leaves Seven Dead
Imagine some bad guys went into a pool hall and started shooting.
Sadly, seven people died and three others got hurt.
This happened in Ecuador, in a city called Santo Domingo.
The attackers dressed like soldiers.
This is the second time this has happened in the same city in a month.
Police say some of the victims had been involved in crimes.
Ecuador is having a lot of trouble with violence right now, and the government is trying to stop it.
The country has declared a state of 'internal armed conflict' to fight against gangs and drug trafficking.
Gunmen opened fire in a pool hall in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas, Ecuador.
The attack resulted in seven deaths and three injuries.
The attackers were disguised as soldiers.
This is the second mass shooting in a pool hall in the province this month.
Some victims had criminal records.
- Who
- Gunmen disguised as soldiers.
- What
- Opened fire inside a pool hall, killing seven and wounding three.
- When
- Around 10:30 p.m. local time (approximate).
- Where
- Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas, Ecuador, in a pool hall.
- Why
- The motive is unspecified.
- Location
- Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas, Ecuador
- Date of Shooting
- Unspecified (recent)
- Fatalities
- 7
- Injured
- 3
- Attackers
- Gunmen disguised as soldiers
- Motive
- Unspecified
- Context
- Second mass shooting in a pool hall in a month