Members of the Haitian police and forensics patrol the area as they look for evidence outside of the presidential residence on July 7, 2021 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after Haiti President Jovenel Moise was assassinated and his wife wounded in an attack at their home. | AFP via Getty Images/ Valerie Baeriswyl
Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated Wednesday, and his wife was injured months after religious leaders called on him to step down as the country faces what some describe as a âdescent into hellâ amid rising political tensions and violence. He was 53.
Interim Premier Claude Joseph told The Associated Press that Moïse was assassinated in an attack on his private residence early Wednesday, which he described as a âhateful, inhumane and barbaric act.â
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) An official says Haitian President Jovenel Moise has been assassinated after a group of unidentified people attacked his private residence.
Interim Premier Claude Joseph says First Lady Martine Moise is hospitalized. Joseph condemned what he called a hateful, inhumane and barbaric act.
He said Haiti s National Police and other authorities had the situation in the Caribbean country under control on Wednesday.
The killing comes amid deepening political and economic instability and a spike in gang violence.