"Ecuador's Youngest Mayor and Communications Director Fatally Shot in Vehicle"

The youngest mayor in Ecuador's history, 27-year-old Brigitte Garcia, and her communications director, Jairo Loor, were found shot to death in a car in the province of Manabi. The vehicle had a GPS system being tracked, and authorities suspect the gunfire came from inside the car. Garcia, a member of former President Rafael Correa’s party, is the latest political figure to be killed in Ecuador, amid a wave of violence blamed on drug trafficking. President Daniel Noboa's government condemned the killings and is working with national police to ensure a swift investigation.