Diana Carnero Elizalde (22 January 1995 – 7 February 2024) was an Ecuadorian politician from the Citizen Revolution Movement. She served as the Member of Naranjal City Council in 2023 until her assassination.[1]

Diana Carnero
Member of Naranjal City Council
In office
2023 – 7 February 2024
Personal details
Born
Diana Carnero Elizalde

22 January 1995
Ecuador
Died7 February 2024(2024-02-07) (aged 29)
Ecuador
Manner of deathAssassination (gunshot wounds)
Political partyCitizen Revolution Movement
OccupationPolitician

Career

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Carnero was a member of Naranjal City Council after being first elected in the 2023 Ecuadorian local elections.[2]

Death

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Carnero was shot by hitmen on motorcycles in a public street. She was 29.[3] Carnero had been holding a public meeting.[4] She died at the hospital in Naranjal.[5] Former President Rafael Correa paid tribute to Carnero.[4] The president of her party and former presidential candidate Luisa González mourned her death.[6]

References

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  1. ^ K.G (8 February 2024). "A manos de sicarios murió Diana Carnero, concejal de Ecuador". www.vanguardia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Asesinan a Diana Carnero Elizalde, concejal de Naranjal por la RC". www.expreso.ec. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  3. ^ Zyri (8 February 2024). "Ecuador: hitmen shot a councilor to death in a town near Guayaqui". Zyri. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b Hagan, Rachel (8 February 2024). "Councillor, 29, executed in broad daylight while she's filming video about roads". The Mirror. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Quién era Diana Carnero, la concejala de Naranjal asesinada". El Universo (in Spanish). 8 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  6. ^ K.G (8 February 2024). "A manos de sicarios murió Diana Carnero, concejal de Ecuador". www.vanguardia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 February 2024.

See also

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