Haiti says 26 Colombians, two Haitian Americans among group that killed president
By Andre Paultre and Robenson Sanon
Reuters
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -A heavily armed commando unit that assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moise was composed of 26 Colombians and two Haitian Americans, authorities said on Thursday, as the hunt went on for the masterminds of the killing.
Moise, 53, was fatally shot early on Wednesday at his home by what officials said was a group of foreign, trained killers, pitching the poorest country in the Americas deeper into turmoil amid political divisions, hunger and widespread gang violence.
Authorities tracked the suspected assassins on Wednesday to a house near the scene of the crime in Petionville, a northern, hillside suburb of the capital, Port-au-Prince. A firefight lasted late into the night and authorities detained a number of suspects on Thursday.
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FILE PHOTO: Journalists gather next to police officers standing guard near the private residence of Haiti s President Jovenel Moise after he was shot dead by gunmen with assault rifles, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti July 7, 2021. REUTERS/Estailove St-Val
Reuters – Haiti’s police seized on Thursday at least two more suspected members of the gang of assassins that killed President Jovenel Moise, following a fierce battle that left bullets strewn in the streets of the capital.
Hundreds of residents clamored outside the police station where suspects were being held in Port-au-Prince, shouting “burn them” and setting fire to a vehicle they presumed was that of the assassins, according to footage streamed by Haitian media outlets.
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In a fierce gun battle, Haitian police apprehend or kill the men they suspect assassinated President Jovenel Moïse, and begin hunting the masterminds of the plot. 9 July 2021
In a fierce gun battle, Haitian police have apprehended or killed the men they suspect assassinated President Jovenel Moïse, and have begun hunting the masterminds of the plot.Â
Two of the men arrested are believed to be Haitian-Americans and one of them is purportedly a former bodyguard at the Canadian embassy in Port au Prince.
Police chief Leon Charles said in a televised briefing on Thursday that authorities had tracked the suspected assassins to a house near the scene of the crime in Petionville, a northern suburb of the capital Port-au-Prince.
U.S. citizen among suspects arrested in assassination of Haitian president, says senior official
Widlore Merancourt, Anthony Faiola and Rachel Pannett, The Washington Post
July 8, 2021
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A U.S. citizen of Haitian descent has been arrested in connection with the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, a senior official here said Thursday.
James Solages, a U.S. citizen, is among the six people arrested in Moïse s killing, according to Mathias Pierre, Haiti s minister of elections and inter-party relations. Pierre told The Washington Post that at least one other detainee is also believed to be a Haitian American. Four other suspects have been killed, authorities have said.
Two Haitian Americans in custody after president s killing, minister says
Moise, 53, was shot dead early on Wednesday at his home by what officials said was a commando of apparently foreign, trained killers, pitching the poorest country in the Americas deeper into turmoil amidst political divisions, hunger, and widespread gang violence.
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People react outside a police station where suspected members of a gang of assassins that killed President Jovenel Moise are being held, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti July 8, 2021. REUTERS/Estailove St-Val
PORT-AU-PRINCE, July 8 (Reuters) - Haitian police killed four suspects in the assassination of President Jovenel Moise and arrested six more including two Haitian Americans, a minister said on Thursday, as authorities sought the masterminds behind the killing that stunned the impoverished Caribbean nation.