Ecuador prosecutor spearheading probe into armed attack on TV station is shot and killed, country's AG says

Ecuador prosecutor César Suárez, who was leading the investigation into the armed assault on TC Television's studio, was shot and killed near his office.

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"I am going to be emphatic – the organized crime groups, the criminals, the terrorists, will not hold back our commitment to Ecuadorian society," Salazar said in a video statement on Wednesday. "We will continue with more force and commitment. We have to make it clear that this atrocity won't send a message in contrast to the work that we're accomplishing toward justice in Ecuador. We’re making a call to the forces of order to ensure the security of those carrying out their duties." 

"It is impossible not to be broken by the death of a colleague in the fight against organized crime. We will remain firm in his name: for him, for the country, for justice. Thank you for your work, César. Rest in peace. My solidarity with his family and friends," Salazar wrote in a post on X.