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Ecuador international Pineida dies in attack, says club
Mario Pineida, a 33-year-old defender for Barcelona Sporting Club and Ecuador national team member, was killed in a shooting amid rising gang violence with over 9,000 homicides expected this year.
- In Guayaquil on Wednesday, Mario Pineida, 33, was shot dead in the Sauces 6 neighborhood, according to Col. Palacios.
- Guayaquil has become a hotspot for gang violence tied to drug trafficking, and Ecuador is expected to have more than 9,000 homicides in recent months, according to the Ecuadorian Observatory of Organized Crime.
- Two suspects riding motorcycles opened fire inside a butcher shop, killing an unidentified second victim and wounding Pineida's mother, who was treated at the scene.
- Ecuador's Interior Ministry confirmed Pineida's death, assigned a special police unit, and local police investigators are probing the case with no arrests reported, while Barcelona Sporting Club mourns deeply.
- Other footballers have been targeted in recent months, showing a troubling pattern, including Ecuador international Mario Pineida, who played in the 2018 and 2022 World Cups and had spells with Fluminense and Barcelona SC.
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Mario Pineida was shot dead on Wednesday in the port city of Guayaquil.
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