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2 clusters · 39 sources · 21 days · First seen 21 days ago · Last updated 1 day ago

Categories: CRIME

Ecuador homicides and Guatemala killings

Entities: María Eugenia Reyes Morales · San Benito · María Eugenia Reyes Morales (La MiAmor) · César Mateo · Petén

Overview

The homicides of former reality‑TV contestant Erick Sánchez in Manabí (early July) and Sergio Iván Zambrano Santillán in Quito (later July) remain under separate police investigations, with no new developments reported as of late July.

In Guatemala, coordinated attacks on the night of 25–26 July resulted in two massacres. In the Boca del Monte neighbourhood of Villa Canales, gunmen entered a house and killed seven people, including TikTok creator María Eugenia Reyes Morales; victims were later identified as Lester Joel García, Kevin Antonio Bol Pichiya, Boris Ariel Tello Reyes, José Antonio Juárez Orellana, María Eugenia Reyes Morales and a 17‑year‑old known only as Ramos Monterroso. Hours later, four people were shot dead in the El Milagro neighbourhood of San Benito, Petén. The combined death toll of the two attacks reached eleven. Mayor Ramiro Rivera announced the creation of a technical table with authorities to investigate, and police suspect the incidents may be linked to a territorial dispute between rival drug‑trafficking groups. Both the Ecuador homicides and the Guatemalan shootings remain under active investigation and are unrelated.

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

[● 3 SOURCES] Seven people were killed in a house in Boca del Monte, Villa Canales on 25–26 July 2026. (Villa Canales massacre.)
[● 3 SOURCES] TikToker María Eugenia Reyes Morales was among the seven victims in Boca del Monte. (Victim identification.)
[● 2 SOURCES] Four people were killed in a house in San Benito, Petén on the same night. (San Benito massacre.)
[● 2 SOURCES] The combined death toll of the two attacks is eleven. (Total fatalities from both massacres.)
[● 2 SOURCES] Police spokesperson César Mateo reported that a group called “La Red” claimed responsibility for the Petén killings. (Reported in the Villa Canales article.)
[● 2 SOURCES] Six victims identified in Villa Canales massacre include Lester Joel García, Kevin Antonio Bol Pichiya, Boris Ariel Tello Reyes, José Antonio Juárez Orellana, María Eugenia Reyes Morales and a 17‑year (Victim list for the Villa Canales attack.)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Mayor Ramiro Rivera announced the formation of a technical table with authorities after the attacks. (Public response by local government.)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Investigators consider the victims in the Petén massacre may have been participants in clandestine motorcycle races. (Police investigation)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Authorities are treating the two massacres as separate homicide investigations. (Public prosecution statements)
[○ 1 SOURCE] The attack in Villa Canales occurred at 8th avenue and 2nd street, zone 2.
[○ 1 SOURCE] The San Benito massacre took place in the El Milagro neighbourhood of San Benito, Petén.
[○ 1 SOURCE] Two separate massacres occurred in Guatemala on the night of 25–26 July 2026. (Both the Villa Canales and San Benito incidents reported on 26 July 2026.)

Timeline

1 day ago

[CRIME] 36 sources FAST-MOVING
Villa Canales mass shooting leaves 11 dead in Guatemala
Two July 2026 massacres in Guatemala – seven killed in Villa Canales (including TikToker María Eugenia Reyes Morales) and four in San Benito, Petén – total 11 dead; mayor forms technical table to investigate.
21 days ago

[CRIME] 4 sources
Ecuador reality star Erick Sánchez killed in Manabí
Former BL N reality contestant Erick Sánchez was shot dead on 5 July 2026 in Manabí, Ecuador; police are investigating and the show will honor him on 6 July.

Sources

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