Ecuador's youngest mayor Brigitte García shot dead - BBC News

Brigitte García, 27, is the latest politician to be killed amid ongoing gang violence.

2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, @Twitter/@MelaBrigitteImage caption, Brigitte García's body was found in a car along that of her communications directorBy Vanessa BuschschlüterBBC NewsEcuador's youngest mayor, Brigitte García, has been shot dead.

The 27-year-old and her press officer were found dead in a car on Sunday in the town of San Vicente, where she had won the mayoral election last year.

No arrests have been made so far and it is not clear what the motive may be.

Ms García is the latest politician to be killed in the Andean country, which last year was rocked by the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.

The bodies of Ms García and communications director Jairo Loor were found in the early hours of Sunday, local time.

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