Three Killed in Separate Armed Attacks in Portoviejo
Portoviejo, Ecuador, witnessed two separate armed attacks on the night of Wednesday, August 12, 2026. In the first incident, Robert Bravo Mendoza was shot dead inside his home at the Mapasingue site in the parish of Colón. The second attack occurred in the María Asunción neighborhood of the Picoazá parish, where three men—José Armando Escalante Ávila, Hector David Alonzo Apolo, and Jose Alexander Anchundia Delgado—were assassinated inside a house. Authorities are investigating both incidents.5 sourcesSee all sources