A Senior Member of the Criminal Gang Los Lobos, His Partner and Two Escorts Were Shot Dead in Ecuador
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At least six people were shot dead Thursday night in an armed attack in a coastal city in Manabí province, in central western Ecuador, where violence has escalated in recent days, the police reported.
The National Police pointed out that the main target of the attack was Flavio Leonardo Briones, 38, classified as an “intermediate value objective” within the security structure
The four people killed this Wednesday, July 16, on Via San Mateo, in Manta, were identified by the National Police.
On the afternoon of Wednesday, July 16, an armed attack on the road to San Mateo, south of Manta, left at least four people dead. Among the victims is Flavio Leonardo Briones Chiquito, 38 years old, identified as a member of the criminal band Los Lobos and considered a goal of intermediate value by the authorities. Together with Briones was murdered his wife, Genesis Michelle Mendoza Tuárez, 31 years old, and two people who, according to prelimi…
On Wednesday, July 16, 2025, a targeted shooting on the road to San Mateo, near the urban center Manta, in the province of Manabí, caused the death of four people. Among the victims were Flavio Leonardo Briones Chiquito, 38, a middle-ranking member of the criminal organization Los Lobos, and
According to the National Police, the guards were killed in Manta when they tried to prevent the attack on Leo Briones.
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