Four suspects have been shot to death and 2 arrested in a gun battle with Haiti police force following the assassination which claimed the life of Jovenel Moise, Haiti President yesterday.
Jovenel Moïse was killed in an attack on his private residence on the outskirts of the capital, Port-au-Prince CreditCredit…Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters
The authorities said late Wednesday that they had intercepted “suspected assassins.”
Four people suspected of being involved in the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse were shot by the police in a gun battle to death and two others were arrested, Haiti’s police chief said late Wednesday. The chief, Léon Charles, also said that three police officers who had been held hostage were freed.
“The police are engaged in a battle with the assailants,” he said at a news conference, noting that the authorities were still in pursuit of some suspects. “We are pursuing them so that, in a gunfight, they meet their fate or in gunfight they die, or we apprehend them.”
The authorities did not name any of the suspects or cite any evidence linking them to the assassination.
Millions of Haitians anxiously huddled around radios and televisions throughout the day, staying off the streets as they tried to understand who killed the president, why and what the coming days might mean for the country. The assassination has created a political void that threatens to deepen the turmoil that has gripped Haiti for months.
Mr. Moïse’s wife, Martine Moïse, was also shot in the attack, the interim prime minister, Claude Joseph, said in a statement. Ms. Moïse was transported to a hospital in southern Florida for treatment.
In recent months, opposition leaders demanded the step down of Moïse, arguing that his term legally ended in February 2021. Moïse and supporters maintained that his term began when he took office in early 2017, following a chaotic election that forced the appointment of a provisional president to serve during a year-long gap.
Haiti was scheduled to hold general elections later this year
At the UN Security Council, members unanimously called “for the perpetrators of this abhorrent crime to be swiftly brought to justice,” and for “all parties to remain calm, exercise restraint” and avoid “any act that could contribute to further instability
4Killed Following Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse’s Assassination
Four suspects have been shot to death and 2 arrested in a gun battle with Haiti police force following the assassination which claimed the life of Jovenel Moise, Haiti President yesterday.
Jovenel Moïse was killed in an attack on his private residence on the outskirts of the capital, Port-au-Prince CreditCredit…Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters
The authorities said late Wednesday that they had intercepted “suspected assassins.”
Four people suspected of being involved in the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse were shot by the police in a gun battle to death and two others were arrested, Haiti’s police chief said late Wednesday. The chief, Léon Charles, also said that three police officers who had been held hostage were freed.
“The police are engaged in a battle with the assailants,” he said at a news conference, noting that the authorities were still in pursuit of some suspects. “We are pursuing them so that, in a gunfight, they meet their fate or in gunfight they die, or we apprehend them.”
The authorities did not name any of the suspects or cite any evidence linking them to the assassination.
Millions of Haitians anxiously huddled around radios and televisions throughout the day, staying off the streets as they tried to understand who killed the president, why and what the coming days might mean for the country. The assassination has created a political void that threatens to deepen the turmoil that has gripped Haiti for months.
Mr. Moïse’s wife, Martine Moïse, was also shot in the attack, the interim prime minister, Claude Joseph, said in a statement. Ms. Moïse was transported to a hospital in southern Florida for treatment.
In recent months, opposition leaders demanded the step down of Moïse, arguing that his term legally ended in February 2021. Moïse and supporters maintained that his term began when he took office in early 2017, following a chaotic election that forced the appointment of a provisional president to serve during a year-long gap.
Haiti was scheduled to hold general elections later this year
At the UN Security Council, members unanimously called “for the perpetrators of this abhorrent crime to be swiftly brought to justice,” and for “all parties to remain calm, exercise restraint” and avoid “any act that could contribute to further instability