Tragic news emerged from Ecuador as the youngest mayor in the country's history, 27-year-old Brigitte Garcia, was discovered shot dead next to her communications director, Jairo Loor, in a car on the side of a road in the province of Manabi. The incident, which occurred on Sunday morning, has sent shockwaves through the nation.
The vehicle in which Garcia and Loor were found was a rented car equipped with a GPS system that allowed authorities to track its movements. Initial investigations by the national police suggest that the gunfire that claimed their lives originated from inside the car.
