The candidate for president in Ecuador was killed with 3 bullets during an electoral meeting

One of the candidates in Ecuador's presidential election has been shot dead at a campaign rally.

Fernando Villavicencio, a member of the country's national assembly, was shot as he left a rally in the northern city of Quito on Wednesday.

A member of his campaign team told local media that Mr. Villavicencio was getting into a car when a man pulled up and shot him in the head.

Current President Guillermo Lasso vowed that "crime will not go unpunished."

Witnesses said Mr. Villavicencio, 59, was shot three times.

The author was also shot in a gunfight with the security forces and as a result lost his life, the country's general prosecutor said on social media.

They added that nine people were injured, including an assembly candidate and two policemen.

The first round of presidential elections is scheduled to be held on August 20./ CNA

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