The exreina killed in Ecuador, was recognized for her participation in several beauty competitions. The news of his death was confirmed by his brother Moisés Murillo.
The facts: Exreina murdered
The authorities of the city of Manta, in Ecuador, They investigate the murder of Esther Gabriela Murillo Cruz, 25, occurred in the early hours of Saturday, July 26.
The woman, recognized in her country for having been crowned in several Beauty contestsmoved in a private vehicle with a man, identified as Jesús Steven la, and a minor, when they were attacked by strangers.
The incident took place at 3:00 am on the Circunvalación road, near the citadel yes housing.
Beauty exrein was killed in armed attack
According to reports from the local medium Extratwo people aboard a motorcycle intercepted the car in which they were traveling and shot repeatedly against the occupants.
Murillo Cruz was immediately transferred to the Hospital of the Ecuadorian Institute of Social Security (IESS), but He died due to the severity of the wounds caused by the shots.
The doctors reported that the impacts affected vital organs, although the official autopsy report has not been released by the authorities. On the other hand, the man and the girl who accompanied her remain hospitalized in a delicate state, under a reserved prognosis.
Until now, the authorities have not offered clear information about the reasons for the crime. The National Police of Ecuador and the Prosecutor’s Office advance the evidence of the case, and have begun to review the security cameras located in the area.
The investigation remains open and police officers do not rule out any hypotheses.
Who was Esther Murillo, former beauty that died?
The case has caused shock in Ecuador, particularly in the province of Manabí, where the victim was originally.
Murillo Cruz had been crowned Queen of Commerce in 2016, Queen of Pedernales in 2017 and Queen of Manabí Folklore in 2018, which made it a public figure recognized in the local modeling circuit.
In recent years, Esther Gabriela had focused her life on motherhood, work as a creator of digital content and her presence in social networks, where she shared videos of her daily life, exercise routines, beauty tips and clips dancing.
On platforms like Tiktok accumulated more than 30,000 followers, while on Instagram he maintained a constant activity, especially with publications about his daughter.
Emotional family message about exreina death
Murillo Cruz’s family pronounced publicly after the crime: his brother, Moses Murillo, published a message on social networks in which he expressed his pain and outrage for what happened:
«Today they killed my sister. Yes, they killed her, just as she sounds. A woman who was in a car, next to an adult and a baby … and still shot her without thinking about anything. Where are we living? What heart can squeeze a trigger without thinking that there is an innocent life there?
«Esther Gabriela Murillo Cruz, my sister, a cheerful woman, strong, mother, daughter, friend, exreina of Pedernales. A woman with a smile that changed the day, a woman who did not make anyone wrong. And yet, today is no longer. They snatched it. They took her. And they do not imagine the emptiness we have left. They do not imagine the pain we feel as a family. There are no words for that. They took her to the IESS hospital in Manta. They fought to save her, but it was too late, ”said his brother.
