La tarde de este viernes 10 de abril, un ataque armado termin\u00f3 con la vida de dos servidores policiales en la V\u00eda a la Costa, a la altura del sector Dura Gas, bajo un puente en Los Ceibos. El hecho ocurri\u00f3 cuando las v\u00edctimas se encontraban dentro de un veh\u00edculo, sin posibilidad de reaccionar ante la agresi\u00f3n.<\/p>\n
Seg\u00fan informaci\u00f3n preliminar, los agentes fueron interceptados por al menos tres sujetos que se movilizaban en dos motocicletas. Los atacantes abrieron fuego de manera directa contra la camioneta en la que se trasladaban, impact\u00e1ndola en varias ocasiones.<\/p>\n
Las v\u00edctimas fueron identificadas como el capit\u00e1n Homar Santiago V\u00e1squez Balc\u00e1zar, oriundo de Huaquillas, quien hab\u00eda formado parte de la Dinased en El Oro y recientemente fue trasladado a Salinas, en la provincia de Santa Elena; y la polic\u00eda Thal\u00eda Arellano Pinza, perteneciente a la P3 de esa misma provincia.<\/p>\n
Ambos fueron hallados sin vida al interior de una camioneta Ford Ranger negra sin placas. Tras el ataque, unidades policiales desplegaron un operativo en el sector para recabar indicios, revisar c\u00e1maras de seguridad e iniciar la b\u00fasqueda de los responsables.<\/p>\n
El hecho ha generado conmoci\u00f3n y mantiene en alerta a las autoridades, que contin\u00faan con las investigaciones para esclarecer este nuevo acto de violencia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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