Suspect in killing of Ecuador candidate Villavicencio dead-attorney general's office

Police officers work outside the rally site where Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was killed at a campaign event in Quito, Ecuador August 9, 2023. REUTERS/Karen Toro

QUITO (Reuters) - A suspect in the killing of Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has died from injuries sustained during the shootout that lead to his capture, the attorney general's office said on Wednesday on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

Villavicencio's party Movimiento Construye said on X that armed men attacked its Quito offices.

(Reporting by Alexandra Valencia; Writing by Julia Symmes Cobb)