10 Jun 2024 | 03:13 PM UTC
Ecuador: Shooting at Quito hospital prompts police operation and transport disruptions June 10
Police operation ongoing following shooting at hospital in Quito, Ecuador, June 10. Avoid the area.
A police operation is underway following a shooting that occurred at the Pablo Arturo Suarez Provincial General Hospital in northern Quito's Cotocollao Parish. According to initial reports, at least one person was injured in the shooting, and a prisoner who had been taken to the hospital as a patient escaped. Police have blocked the nearby intersection of Pasaje B and Calle Angel Ludena.
Additional deployments of security personnel are likely in the area as police search for the escaped prisoner. Transport disruptions are likely to continue through June 10 as police conduct their investigation.
Avoid the area until police give the all-clear. Allow for additional transport time near the hospital. Heed the instructions of security personnel.
