Police say that the youngest mayor in the country was assassinated along with her aide

The director of an Ecuadorian prison known as “El Rodeo’s” was killed Sunday in an attack. The attack came as millions of people in the country headed to the polls for a referendum focused on crime. President Daniel Noboa's war on crime is largely focused on his war against crime.

Brigitte García, 27, was found shot dead Sunday morning, police say. She was Ecuador’s youngest mayor. Police say she was shot in the head and face-to-face with a gun. García is the country's youngest mayor, according to national police.

Brigitte Garcia, 27, is the youngest mayor in Ecuadorian history. She was assassinated along with her aide, Jairo Loor, in the latest spree of political killings in the crime-ridden country. The killings are the latest in a string of political assassinations in the country.

Brigitte Garcia, 27, and her communications director, Jairo Loor, were found shot to death in car. Garcia was the youngest mayor of coastal San Vicente, Ecuador. Garcia and Loor were found dead in car along with Garcia's adviser. Garcia is the country's youngest mayor and communications director.

Brigitte Garcia was a member of former president Rafael Correa's Citizen Revolution Movement party. She is the latest political figure assassinated in Ecuador. Ms Garcia is the youngest mayor in the country and youngest mayor of all time. She was member of ex-president Correa’s left-wing Citizen Revolution party.

Brigitte Garcia was a member of former president Rafael Correa's Citizen Revolution Movement party. She is the latest political figure assassinated in Ecuador. Ms Garcia is the youngest mayor in the country and youngest mayor of all time. She was member of ex-president Correa’s left-wing Citizen Revolution party.

Brigitte Garcia, 27, and communications director Jairo Loor were found dead in Manabi province. Garcia was the mayor of San Vicente, Ecuador, and her communications director. Garcia, who was 27, was Ecuador’s youngest mayor, was found dead on Sunday.

Brigitte García, 27, is the latest politician to be killed amid ongoing gang violence in Ecuador. García is the youngest mayor of the country's capital, Quirirao, and is the daughter of a former mayor of Elbuiza, who was shot in the head with a gun.

Brigitte Garcia, 27, was found dead with gunshot wounds alongside her communications director, Jairo Loor, on Sunday. The 27-year-old was found shot dead alongside communications director. The young mayor was the first woman to be shot dead in Ecuador since 2007.

Brigitte Garcia, Ecuador's youngest mayor, was found shot dead alongside her communications director on Sunday morning in the province of Manabi. Garcia was found dead alongside communications director in her vehicle in Manabi province. Garcia is the country's youngest female mayor and the communications director.