La v\u00edctima del ataque armado registrado la noche de este domingo 15 de febrero en el barrio El Bosque, sector dos, al sur de Machala, fue identificada como Francisco Emilio Ben\u00edtez Maza.<\/p>\n
El hecho ocurri\u00f3 pasadas las 22:00, cuando sujetos arm\u0101dos que se movilizaban en motocicleta ingresaron de forma vi\u00f8lenta en la vivienda y disp\u0101rar\u00f8n en repetidas ocasiones contra el ciudadano.<\/p>\n
De acuerdo con versiones recogidas en el lugar, los imp\u0101ctos de b\u0101la se produjeron a la altura del t\u00f3rax y el abdomen, provoc\u00e1ndole la mu\u0113rte de manera inmediata.<\/p>\n
Seg\u00fan informaci\u00f3n preliminar, Ben\u00edtez Maza habr\u00eda salido minutos antes a comprar bebidas alcoh\u00f3licas en una licorer\u00eda cercana. Poco despu\u00e9s de su regreso al domicilio, donde continuaba compartiendo por el feriado de carnaval, se escucharon m\u00faltiples dispar\u00f8s que alert\u0101ron a los vecinos.<\/p>\n
Agentes de la Polic\u00eda Nacional del Ecuador acudieron al sitio y confirmaron el fallecimiento. Posteriormente, procedieron a acordonar la escena para el levantamiento de indicios b\u0101l\u00edstic0s y la recolecci\u00f3n de informaci\u00f3n que permita esclarecer las circunstancias de este hecho viol\u0113nto.<\/p>\n
Las autoridades indicaron que se mantienen las investigaciones en curso para identificar y localizar a los responsables.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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