Shocking moment beauty queen is gunned down in public after she was linked to Ecuadorian gang boss (video)

Landy Párraga Goyburo was linked to drug gangs

A former Miss Ecuador contestant was shot and killed by two gunmen in broad daylight after she had been linked to a notorious gang boss who tried to keep their connection hidden.

Shocking security footage shows beauty queen Landy Párraga Goyburo, 23, talking to a man inside a restaurant in Quevedo on Sunday when she sees her masked attackers sneaking by the door.

The former beauty queen, seen in the footage wearing a blue top, was talking to a man when the gunman, circled, walked in

Landy Párraga Goyburo was in a restaurant in Quevedo, Ecuador, on Sunday when she was shot and killed.

One of the gunmen rushes toward her and shoots his gun, hitting both Párraga and the man she was talking to. The second gunman stays by the door to keep watch, and after the act is done, both attackers run away.

The beauty pageant queen is left still on the floor, lying in a pool of blood. Párraga, who represented the Los Rios province in the 2022 Miss Ecuador contest, had been in Quevedo to attend a wedding on Saturday, according to local Ecuavisa reports.

Párraga was left motionless in a pool of her own blood.

Párraga, who has over a million followers on her social media accounts as well as her own sportswear line, made headlines last December when her name was mentioned in a chat between slain drug trafficker Leandro Norero and his accountant, Helive Angulo. During Angulo’s trial, prosecutors revealed that Norero had begged Angulo in a 2022 message to help keep his connection with the beauty queen hidden after the accountant said police asked him about the relationship, according to Ecuavisa.

Párraga was previously linked to an ongoing drug investigation

The 23-year-old beauty queen had represented Los Rios in the 2022 Miss Ecuador pageant.

“If my wife comes across anything about her, I’m screwed,” Norero wrote. “My friend, her name cannot come out anywhere. Otherwise, my world will come crashing down.” The gangster would go on to be killed in prison just six months into his incarceration.

Last December, Párraga was linked to drug trafficker Leandro Norero after the gang leader's accountant asked about their connection.

Párraga was never prosecuted for any crime relating to the drug lord, who was killed in prison in 2022. Landy Párraga Goyburo was in a restaurant in Quevedo, Ecuador, on Sunday when she was shot and killed. Landy Párraga Goyburo was in a restaurant in Quevedo, Ecuador, on Sunday when she was shot and killed. The 23-year-old beauty queen had represented Los Rios in the 2022 Miss Ecuador pageant. The 23-year-old beauty queen had represented Los Rios in the 2022 Miss Ecuador pageant. Landy Parraga/Instagram One gunmen stood guard at the door while the other rushed in to shoot Párraga and the man she was eating. One gunman stood guard at the door while the other rushed in to shoot Párraga and the man she was eating with. Párraga was left motionless in a pool of her own blood. Párraga was left motionless in a pool of her own blood. Last December, Párraga was linked to drug trafficker Leandro Norero after the gang leader's accountant asked about their connection. Last December, Párraga was linked to drug trafficker Leandro Norero after the gang leader's accountant asked about their connection. 1 of 6 Previous Image Next Image

While Párraga’s finances were under investigation by the Attorney General’s Office, she was never prosecuted for a crime and had never made any public comments on the case or her connection with Norero and his organization. In her final Instagram post made at the beach on Wednesday, Párraga wrote: “The world is an echo, what you send into it, you get out of it.”

Authorities have recovered Párraga’s body and are currently investigating the murder.