Four suspected murderers of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were shot dead by police and two others were arrested. Moïse was murdered while his wife was hospitalized after an attack amid increasing political and economic stability.
Haiti’s President Jovenel Moise, center, was killed early Wednesday. (Image: AP)
Haiti’s chief of police says four alleged killers of President Jovenel Moïse were fatally shot by police and two others were arrested in an apparent hostage situation.
Léon Charles said late Wednesday that three police officers who were held hostage have been released.
The Moise murdered early Wednesday and his wife wounded, was sure to bring even more chaos to the unstable Caribbean country, already ravaged by gang violence, rising inflation and protests from opposition supporters who accused Moïse of increasing authoritarianism.
Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph said the police and the military were in control of security. Haiti is the poorest country in America and has a history of dictatorships and political upheaval. The streets of Port-au-Prince were empty and silent.
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