Ecuador: Presidential candidate shot dead at campaign event | DW News

Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated at a campaign rally on Wednesday evening. In the wake of the shooting, Ecuadoran President Guillermo Lasso declared a nationwide state of emergency for 60 days. Footage of the incident shows Villavicencio leaving the event and entering a vehicle when gunshots can suddenly be heard. He was wounded and taken to a nearby medical center before he died. It was initially unclear how many other people at the event were injured during the shooting. Subscribe: For more news go to: Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: ►Twitter: ►Instagram: ►Twitch: Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: #ecuador