Eight murders have been registered in the first six days of 2023 in Esmeraldas .
The latest victim is a traffic officer who was shot four times. The crime of this transit agent was recorded at 07:30 a.m. this Thursday, January 6, 2023. He was going to work when a hit man intercepted him . The event occurred in the sector known as Stop 12, on the way up to the
El Panecillo neighborhood .
This information was issued by Santiago Viteri, chief of the Esmeraldas Police. The victim was identified as Maykel GarcÃa, approximately 25 years old. A car was used by at least four men to flee after the crime .
The death of traffic agent Maykel GarcÃa was immediate after receiving four shots. His body was left lying in the middle of the street. People who were in the place tried to help him, but it was in vain since GarcÃa had died
