Mayor of Ecuadorian city of Manta assassinated in attack

People react outside Hospital Rodriguez Zambrano de Manta Ecuador, after the mayor of the Ecuadorian Pacific port city of Manta Agustin Intriago had been shot dead, in Manta, Ecuador July 23, 2023, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Montecristi Alfaro via REUTERS

QUITO (Reuters) -The mayor of the Ecuadorian Pacific port city of Manta, Agustin Intriago, was shot dead on Sunday, authorities said, in a brazen attack that stunned the political establishment.

Police said the 38-year-old Intriago, who was re-elected as mayor of Manta in February, had been inspecting public works in the city at the time of the attack.