On the night of this Thursday, July 14, 2022, some armed individuals entered the establishment, located on Rumichaca streets between Luis Urdaneta and Quisquís, and fired several shots at those present.
The attack would have been directed against a man who was turning 39 that day so he was celebrating his birthday. As a result of the bullets, he died and his body was left lying on the floor of the place.

In addition, it has been reported that three other people were injured and that the deceased was identified as Andrés Giovanny Contreras.

After an emergency call, the scene of the crime was attended by personnel from the National Police and the Fire Department.

For its part, the salsoteca issued a statement to demand more security from the authorities to control these acts of violence. In addition, he reported that the premises will temporarily close its doors until further notice.

"Due to the critical moments and violence that we experience daily in Guayaquil, today, Thursday, July 14, we have been victims of an act of hired assassins within our establishment , this unfortunate fact and alien to Cabo Rojeño escapes from our hands, by like other restaurants, restobars, and businesses that open their doors every day in the hope of continuing to work normally, creating jobs, but also in fear of the unstoppable wave of violent deaths in Guayaquil," said the salsa club in His writing.

Likewise, the business emphasized that it has 39 years of experience, but that during all that time "an episode of criminal violence had not been witnessed" within its establishment.

In the end, they reiterated that they join the call of their colleagues, owners of family and entertainment businesses, as well as citizens, to demand that the authorities "urgently and immediately" control and stop these intolerable events.

"We do not deserve to continue living in anxiety, without the freedom to walk or go somewhere, and go to work in fear of violence and organized crime," the establishment emphasized.