On Sunday April 28, Landy Parraga was shot dead in a restaurant by a group of armed men in Quevedo, a town located in the province of Los Ríos, in the center of the country. Former candidate for Miss Ecuador 2022, she was followed by more than 160,000 people on Instagram.
A drama. Landy Parraga Goyburo, a 23-year-old young woman and candidate for the Miss Ecuador pageant in 2022, was shot dead on Sunday April 28 in a restaurant while she was quietly chatting with a man.
The images delivered by the location’s surveillance camera show two armed individuals arriving in this restaurant, taking their weapon and shooting in the direction of the former Miss Ecuador candidate. The latter was hit by several bullets.
If for the moment no information has been provided on the identity of the murderers as well as their motive, we know a little more about the profile of the former candidate for Miss Ecuador, representing the province of Los Ríos and followed by more than 160,000 people on Instagram.
Alleged links to drug trafficker
It was on social networks that Landy Parraga shared his adventures and his luxurious lifestyle between travel and gourmet meals. The young woman was also passionate about sport and ran her own business specializing in the online sale of sports clothing.
Behind Landy Parraga’s luxurious lifestyle shown on social media, there was a darker reality. In the past, this former Miss Ecuador candidate dated Leandro Norero, a drug trafficker murdered in prison in 2022.
Following an investigation opened by the prosecution in the context of a major organized crime case, the name of Landy Parraga was mentioned in a discussion made public by the Attorney General’s Office.