A member of his Campaign Team told local media, villavicencio was about to get into a car when a man stepped forward and shot him in the head. His death was confirmed on social media by current president guillermo lasso. Ecuador s president ial election is scheduled to take place on 20 august. Wildfires are raging across the us state of hawaii. Officials there say that at least six people have died and many are injured, with some in a critical condition. These are the scenes out in maui and the big island that locals are calling apocalyptic. Locals are calling apocalyptic. The Historic Town of lahaina was one of the hardest hit, with reports that its now mostly reduced to ash. Crews there and across the islands are engaged in search and rescue, with evacuations under way for more than 13,000 people. But as residents try to escape, some are finding that many of the major roads are blocked and too dangerous to use. Lieutenant governor sylvia luke, whos serving as acting governor, issued
Forward and shot him in the head. His death was confirmed on social media by current president guillermo lasso. Mr lasso vowed that this crime will not go unpunished. He called for an an urgent meeting of his top officials to address the killing. The countrys attorney general s office said on social media that the suspect in the attack had died from injuries sustained in a shoot out with police. Ecuador s election is scheduled to take place on august 20th. Live now to samantha schmidt, Washington Post Bogota Bureau chief. What is the latest you are learning about this attack . This is a really abrasive assassination that is stunning ecuador. It is unprecedented in this country which is a historically peaceful country that has recently begins doomed by Drug Trafficking and violence, in the aftermath of this attack two other president ial candidates said they are suspending their campaigns. In response to this, to the security threats, but also to respect this event and the president is
of the thurgood marshall civil rights center. he s representing brown s family and the family of rekia boyd, a 22 year old unarmed black woman who was also killed by police. hansford is trying to bring their cases before an international court of law. justin hansford, thank you so much forjoining us here on the bbc. today, as you know, is the ninth anniversary of the killing of michael brown. what are your thoughts on this day with regards to michael brown and also how black americans in this country encounter police, encounter the criminal justice system was yellow well, first thanks for having me, i think nine years after mike brown was killed we have most reflect on. in my view, the uprising of 2020, after the killing of george floyd, was in many respects something that builds on the response to the killing of mike brown in 201a, so the
to michael brown and also how black americans in this country encounter police, encounter the criminaljustice system well, first thanks for having me. i think today, nine years after mike brown was killed, we have most reflect on. in my view, the uprising of 2020, after the killing of george floyd, was in many respects something that builds on the response to the killing of mike brown in 2014, so the organising, the creation of hashtags, the use of twitter to spread the message across the country and across the world, activists on the grounds leading protests and, ultimately, pushing for policy change all of that really began in earnest in 2014 on august 9. so i think that legacy
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