US EditionSecond pool hall shooting in less than a month kills 7 people Ecuador
- Gunmen disguised as soldiers killed at least seven people and wounded three others in a pool hall in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas, Ecuador, according to local media reports.
- This incident marks the second mass shooting in a pool hall in less than a month, according to police.
- Ecuador recorded 4,619 homicides in the first half of 2025, representing a 47 percent increase from 2024 and the highest six-month toll in its history, according to the Ecuadorian Organized Crime Observatory.
- Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa declared a state of 'internal armed conflict' in January 2024 in response to increasing violence from drug trafficking gangs.
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At least seven people were killed and four others injured in a shooting by members of a criminal gang at a billiard hall in the city of Santo Domingo de los Cachilas on the evening of September 12th.
A pool in Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas was the scene of a new massacre.
Early Friday morning in Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Ecuador, an armed attack took place at a pool hall, leaving a tragic toll: seven people dead and four wounded. Authorities report that an armed group arrived in a vehicle, shot at those inside, and then fled, leaving chaos and terror in the air. This is the second such attack in less than a month in the same town, exacerbating the perception of insecurity. According to the National Police, …
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