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1 day ago2 suspects arrested in killing of Ecuador defender
Two suspects were arrested for the fatal shooting of 33-year-old Ecuadorian soccer player Mario Pineida, reflecting rising deadly violence in Guayaquil.
Local media reported that Pineida was shot on Wednesday by two people on motorbikes who opened fire on him, his mother and another women outside a shop in the north of the city. Ecuador's interior ministry said it has sent a special police unit to investigate. Guayaquil has become a hotspot for gang violence and drug trafficking, with 1,900 murders recorded between January and September - the highest in Ecuador.