An Ecuadorian congressman and his wife died after an armed attack on a circus in the port city of Manta in Ecuador. The assemblyman for the Citizen Revolution movement Cristhian Nieto and his wife, Nicole Burgos, were at a circus performance – of which the deputy was the organizer – in the center of the city in the province of Manabí when a group of armed men entered through the back of the tent set up for the event and opened fire.
For its part, Burgos He was broadcasting live from his TikTok account when the attack began.
Nieto, 34, was also a renowned social media influencer, where he used the pseudonym “Cristhian Rescata”, since, I did social work with orphaned children, abandoned animals and drug addicts..
According to preliminary information, the perpetrators of the crime were inside the circus, came out from the back and opened fire in a “targeted” attack against Nieto and his wife, whose motives are still under investigation, police said. At the place they found more than 12 bullet remains from a long gunaccording to what EFE specified.
Nieto was an alternate assemblyman, a figure chosen at the polls alongside the holder of a parliamentary office and who replaces the main assemblyman in case of need. The legislator had attended the show because He was one of the organizers of the event planned for Children’s Daywhich is celebrated on June 1 in Ecuador, according to several digital portals.
