Mario Pineida and his partner were fatally shot and Pineida's mother was wounded in a targeted attack in Guayaquil, following earlier reports that Pineida had been killed in a daytime shooting.Officials said the attack occurred around 3 p.m. as the three were making purchases; witnesses reported two men on two motorcycles and investigators believe four attackers took part and fled, and no arrests have been made.Barcelona Sporting Club said it was "deeply shocked," tributes will be held, and authorities are treating the killing as a possible contracted assassination amid a wider surge in gang violence tied to transnational drug cartels.