GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador — Ecuadorian sprinter Alex Quiñónez was fatally shot within the port metropolis of Guayaquil, police stated Saturday.
Quiñónez, who was 32, grew to become a nationwide hero in 2012 when he reached the 200 meter ultimate on the London Video games, ending seventh in a race gained by Usain Bolt.
Guayaquil-based newspaper El Universo reported that Quiñónez was fatally shot on a avenue within the northwest part of town round 9:20 p.m. Friday and that one other man was additionally killed.
There have been no rapid report of arrests.
Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso vowed in a press release on Saturday that the slaying “won’t go unpunished.”
Quiñónez’s loss of life was additionally confirmed by the Ecuadorian Olympic Committee Olympic Committee in a press release on Saturday. It stated the circumstances of his loss of life “haven’t but been clarified.”
Quiñónez gained bronze within the 200 on the 2019 world championship in Doha.
Andrea Sotomayor, the secretary basic of the Ecuadorian Olympic Committee, expressed her sorrow and outrage on Twitter, decrying “a lot evil.”
“I don’t have phrases to specific the unhappiness, helplessness and indignation that’s overwhelming me,” wrote Sotomayor, who was previously Minister of Sport. “Álex Quiñónez was the synonym of humility and a transparent instance of resilience. His loss leaves us with ache in our chests.”
Guayaquil and different elements of Ecuador have been combating excessive ranges of crime. This month, Lasso decreed a state of emergency to confront drug trafficking and different crimes in Ecuador, saying the navy and police will take to the streets to supply safety.
This 12 months, there have been revolts within the nation’s prisons because of drug violence, particularly in Guayaquil, which have led to massacres by inmates of rival gangs linked to Mexican drug cartels. About 230 folks have been killed in these compounds.
