A shooting at a nightclub in Ecuador killed eight people and injured three others, police have said. Authorities were called to the Santa Lucía property in the early hours of Sunday morning, where they found seven people already deceased after gunmen opened fire. An eighth person died in hospital.

A shooting at a nightclub in Ecuador on Sunday killed eight people and injured three others in the latest violent incident to hit the spiraling South American country, authorities said.

A deadly attack outside the Santa Lucia nightclub in Ecuador has left 8 people dead and 3 others injured after unidentified gunmen opened fire on a crowd. The shocking incident has sparked panic in the area,