A TV reporter and his crew were robbed while filming in Ecuador — with their footage capturing the shocking moment the armed robber pointed a handgun straight at them. Soccer reporter Diego Ordinola shared video of the brazen gun-waving crook pouncing Friday afternoon as the DirecTV Sports crew filmed outside the Estadio Monumental stadium in Tarqui, Guayaquil. Telephone!” the armed robber shouted, pointing a handgun straight at Ordinola and swiping away the microphone he was using. The thief, wearing a shirt and cap with his face covered by a mask, then raised his weapon to the camera operator, before grabbing a phone from someone just to the right of the shot. The DirecTV Sports’ camera rolled throughout the robbery, and as they followed him after a pause — catching him being driven away on the back of a motorbike. We can’t even work in peace, Ordinola wrote as he shared the clip, saying that police had promised to find these criminals. His post was flooded with good wishes, as well as a number of people who used the footage to identify a possible plate number for the motorbike used for the escape. It was not immediately clear if there had been any arrests or there were any known suspects. In a follow-up message thanking followers for their messages of solidarity, Ordinola wrote, Let’s unite to eradicate crime in Ecuador.
