An incident at an international airport is currently unfolding, involving the shooting of travelers and resulting in at least one fatality.
Videos from inside Ecuador’s José Joaquín de Olmedo airport have surfaced online, depicting a chaotic scene with distressed individuals tending to the wounded and deceased.
Unsuitable video footage was shared on social media along with an eyewitness report of a violent exchange of gunfire within Guayaquil’s airport, leading to multiple casualties.
Reports indicate that a man was killed in an attack on Wednesday, June 17, near the international airport’s entrance, believed to be a targeted assassination.
A fatal shooting took place at the international arrivals departure area of the José Joaquín de Olmedo airport, where armed assailants targeted individuals in what appears to be an assassination plot.
Initial information suggests that the deceased individual, suspected to be the intended target, had just arrived at the airport with his wife when the attack occurred. The injured victim has been promptly taken to a hospital for medical attention.
Sources from Ecuador’s Ministry of the Interior have confirmed that two suspects were arrested in the airport terminal’s parking area following the incident.
This incident transpired shortly after Ecuador declared a state of emergency in 10 provinces due to escalating gang violence and organized criminal activities in the country.
Stay tuned for more updates on this developing story.
