
The New York Post said that Goyburo was talking to a man inside the restaurant. She saw masked attackers coming in. Then, a gunman shot at both Goyburo and the man she was talking to. After that, the gunman and another person fled the scene.
According to the outlet, Goyburo competed in the 2022 Miss Ecuador contest, representing Los Rios province. She has a sportswear line and has amassed over a million followers on her social media pages.
In December last year, her name was mentioned in a conversation between deceased drug trafficker Leandro Norero and his accountant, Helive Angulo. The Attorney General’s Office was reportedly looking into her finances, but she was never charged with any crime. She has not publicly commented on Norero.
Goyburo was shot three times at the restaurant.
Investigators found Goyburo's photos on Norero's phone, along with evidence that he gave her expensive gifts like cars, according to The Telegraph newspaper.
During Angulo's trial in court, prosecutors said that the deceased drug trafficker pleaded with the accountant not to tell anyone about his relationship with the beauty queen, saying,"If my wife comes across anything about her, I’m screwed."
(With inputs from agencies)