Merchant killed in armed attack on Road to Daule, Ecuador; suspects at large

A 33-year-old merchant was fatally shot multiple times on the Road to Daule, a major thoroughfare near Guayaquil. Police are searching for two suspects who fled on a motorcycle. The attack appears to be a targeted killing, consistent with rising criminal violence in the Guayaquil area, though motive and perpetrator identity remain unconfirmed.