Well, maybe. That was mighty fast. Hope they got the right guys....

from this morning's El Comercio - google translation.

The Police have the identity of the murderers of Raul Rodriguez
Investigators found a vehicle in which the hired assassins allegedly escaped and seek a third involved. A woman was arrested by the prosecution.

Police have spoken a portrait of two suspects in the assassination of vice president of News Radio Sucre, Raul Rodriguez, happened on Monday in the town Guayacanes, in Guayaquil.

The alleged offenders are Johnny M., known as the 'Chuzudo' and NN Solin, nicknamed 'Mamita'. The first would be who allegedly drove the car Hyundai celestial, plate GNZ-119, in which the attackers escaped the announcer. And Selina would have rented the vehicle.
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remained as evidence of the crime. Criminalistics analyses.

The involvement of a third man the Police are investigating is not yet clear, but the agents believe he may be the one who fired at the journalist. Officials said that the crime happened when Rodriguez got off his jeep towards housing Luz Rivera, who had a child of 5 years and maintained a relationship.

The uniformed developed an identikit of the suspects and found they had criminal records. For example, Johnny M. registered two arrests in April 2006.

One by death threats and one for attempted murder. He was two years in jail and went free in April this year. Their prosecutions are still handled in the Eighteenth of the Criminal Court of Guayas, based in the canton Duran.

Euclides Mantilla, head of the Fourth District of the National Police reported that the identification of suspects occurred after locating the car in which Hyundai celestial - according to witnesses the murder-Rodriguez of the attackers escaped.

Mantilla said that initial investigations established that the car belonged to Elsa H., who in turn had hired Johnny M. "For its work as taxi friend."

With these data, the Police located the suspect's home. His house is located in block 14 of the citadel in Spring 2 Duran. The investigators and the prosecutor July Vacacela moved to the same place Monday afternoon and found the car in the area.

It paved the housing, but not to be found involved. However, were arrested her cohabitant Vanessa P., who was wearing until the Judicial Police (PJ).

In his statement to investigators, the woman said that her cohabitant received a telephone call from Solin, at 06:00 on Monday last. Then, the suspect left the house and returned three hours later. The detainee said that "looked worried" and that when he asked him what happened he would not replied.

Vanessa P. added that at 12:00 cohabiting noted its news television and then learned of the death of journalist Rodriguez. "It caught his face and said he did not know who was a journalist." Again Selina did not want to respond to their questions and left quickly cohabitant of the house.

The first progress of the investigation were presented yesterday during a press conference. There were three of the daughters of Rodriguez (Alba, Silvia and Lesli), accompanied by lawyer Luz Maria Pico, the governor of Guayas, Leonardo Vicuna, the head of the Judicial Police, Wilmer Loaiza, and the head of the Provincial Command Force, Edison Ramos.

The exposure of police work was interrupted by the daughters of the victim, who questioned the information that was presented and claimed that it had not been arrested suspects.

"They escaped the chauffeur who was driving the car. I demand the Government to take letters on the matter and to investigate the crime. This comes from many complaints it has done so many things and Customs, "said Alba Rodriguez, daughter of social communicator.

For his part, defended Mantilla police work and clarified that when arrested Johnny M. will know what happened before and during the murder.

At the press conference, the Chief of Police requested the cooperation of the citizenry to deliver more information on the case.

The reward of $ 5 000

Arroba Vincent, owner of Radio Sucre, announced yesterday that delivered $ 5 000 who provide information to the murderers or the masterminds of the crime against Raul Rodriguez.

According Arroba, there is a private task force, composed of Ecuadorian and foreign, which is investigating the incident.

He explained that in the coming days there will be a march with the various guilds of the city to protest insecurity.

Cesar Rodriguez, son of the late broadcaster, questioned whether the reward is offered when his father did not have or health insurance. "Even being affiliated with the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute (IESS)".

Leonardo Vicuna, governor of Guayas, noted that since the night of last Monday increased control measures in the city involving the Police, Armed Forces and Transit Commission of Guayas.

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