Ecuador’s youngest mayor found shot to death alongside advisor

QUITO, (Reuters) – Ecuador’s youngest mayor, Brigitte Garcia, and an advisor were found shot dead in a car today, said police in the South American country, which is in the grips of a wave of violence that authorities blame on drug trafficking
National police said they were investigating the deaths of Garcia, the 27-year-old mayor of San Vicente, and Jairo Loor, after the discovery of their bodies in the province of Manabi.

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