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Miss Ecuador Contestant Killed

May 3, 2024
23-year-old Ecuadorian beauty queen Landy Párraga was shot dead in her native country after being linked to a notorious gang leader.
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On Sunday, former Miss Ecuador contestant Landy Párraga, 23, was shot and killed while dining at a ceviche restaurant in Quevedo, Ecuador. Párraga was with her boyfriend José Luis Betancourt, a surgeon, and posted...
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Former Miss Ecuador contestant,
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Landy Parraga was killed at 23 years old in a shooting at
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a restaurant in Quevedo Ecuador.
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She was reportedly with her boyfriend,
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a surgeon when two hired assassins began shooting at them.
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She was shot dead on the scene but he was unharmed.
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Paragra met headlines in December when she was mentioned in a leak
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chat between gang leader Leandro Norro and his lawyer in the leak
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which was part of a government gang crackdown.
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Noro worried about being associated with Parraga in a criminal case.
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He allegedly didn't want her name mentioned anywhere.
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The nature of their relationship is unclear.
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Nora was shot dead in prison in 2022.
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Police believe a rival gang ordered his murder and authorities are now
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investigating paragas death.