November 2024 Guayaquil prison riot

November 2024 Guayaquil prison riot

Date	12 November 2024 (2024-11-12)
Venue	Litoral Penitentiary/Guayas 1 Prison
Location	Guayaquil, Ecuador
Coordinates	02°03′09″S 79°56′42″W
Type	Prison riot, massacre
Cause	Gang rivalry
Deaths	17 inmates
Non-fatal injuries	15

The November 2024 Guayaquil prison riot occurred on 12 November 2024 at the notoriously overcrowded Litoral Penitentiary/Guayas 1 Prison in Guayaquil, Ecuador, killing at least 17 and injuring 15 people in clashes of drug gangs with connections to Mexican and Colombian drug cartels.[1][2]

See also

• Prison riot
• Prison gang
• February 2021 Ecuadorian prison riots
• September 2021 Guayaquil prison riot
• July 2023 Guayaquil prison riot

References

1. "Ecuador's largest and most dangerous prison riot leaves at least 17 dead". ABC News. November 13, 2024. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
2. "Ecuador: Increase security likely after prison riot leaves at least 15 inmates dead, 14 injured in Guayaquil Nov. 12". Crisis 24. November 12, 2024. Retrieved November 15, 2024.