Overview
- The shooting unfolded on January 7 at the Mocolí Golf Club on Isla Mocolí in Samborondón, Guayas, during an amateur football match.
- Attackers arrived in several vehicles wearing military or police-style clothing, overpowered private guards, destroyed the camera monitoring base, and executed a three‑minute assault.
- The dead were identified as Stalin Rolando Olivero Vargas, known as “El Marino” and alleged leader of Los Lagartos, along with Jefferson Xavier Salón Olivero and Richard Josué Mina Vergara.
- Interior Minister John Reimberg said the victims had criminal records and that the case points to disputes between criminal groups, with investigators examining whether El Marino was shifting toward Los Lobos.
- Security videos show assailants ordering players to the ground and shooting at least one victim while face down, and authorities report no arrests as the investigation continues.