04 March 2025 | CPJ
Editor of the community newspaper shot dead in Ecuador
Shooting
Patricio Aguilar, 54, founder and editor of the community newspaper El Libertador, was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen in the western town of Quinindé on March 4, 2025.
Aguilar’s wife, Cecibel Jama, told reporters that shortly before he was killed, Aguilar had left their house to cover the release of a kidnapping victim in Quinindé. Police said Aguilar’s body had been hit by 30 bullets and that they, along with the Attorney General’s office, were investigating the crime.
The Quito-based press freedom organization Fundamedios said Aguilar often reported on robberies, shootouts, and other crimes in Quinindé.
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