Archive · 29 Dec 2025
Six Killed In Ecuador Beachside Shooting
In a sad and scary event, some bad people with guns shot at a beach walkway in a place called Puerto Lopez in Ecuador.
Six people, including a very little girl who was only two years old, were killed.
Three other people got hurt.
This happened on a Sunday.
The police think the bad people might have done this because of a fight between different groups of criminals.
Ecuador has been having a lot of problems with violence lately, and this is one of three bad events that happened in the same city over the weekend.
The country's leader has tried to stop the violence, but it's still happening a lot.
Six people, including a 2-year-old girl, were killed in a beachside shooting in Puerto Lopez, Ecuador.
Three others were wounded in the attack, which was carried out by men in a van and on motorcycles.
This was the third deadly attack in the city over the weekend, with a total of nine deaths.
The motive is suspected to be an internal dispute between criminal groups, according to police.
Ecuador is experiencing a surge in violence linked to gangs and cartels, with a homicide rate of 52 per 100,000 residents.
- Who
- Multiple gunmen, victims include a 2-year-old girl and others in Puerto Lopez
- What
- A shooting on a beachside boardwalk
- When
- Sunday
- Where
- Puerto Lopez, Ecuador
- Why
- Suspected internal dispute between criminal groups
- Location
- Puerto Lopez, Ecuador
- Date
- Sunday
- Victims
- 6 killed, 3 wounded
- Youngest Victim
- 2-year-old girl
- Suspected Motive
- Internal dispute between criminal groups
- Ecuador's Homicide Rate
- 52 per 100,000 residents (on track for 2023)