Overview
- Security footage shows two motorcycle gunmen opening fire outside a meat shop in Samanes, north Guayaquil, killing Pineida and a woman and wounding his mother.
- Guayaquil’s SEGURA EP said surveillance tracking identified the motorcycles and helped locate a suspect; police and prosecutors report the investigation remains active with no charges announced.
- Police describe the killing as a directed attack and say there is no determination that it involved an attempted robbery.
- Media differ on the identity of the woman who died, with some naming Giselle Fernández, while Ana Aguilar stated she is Pineida’s wife and is alive.
- Barcelona SC and national soccer bodies issued condolences, as the case adds to concern over violent attacks on athletes in Ecuador; hours before his death Pineida had shared a team statement on unpaid wages.