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The first explosions rang out after 1 a.m., shattering the calm in the neighborhood that was home to President Jovenel Moïse and many of Haiti’s most affluent citizens.
Residents immediately feared two of the terrors that have plagued the nation gang violence or an earthquake but by dawn, a much different reality had emerged: The president was dead.
A group of unknown assailants had stormed Moïse’s residence early Wednesday, shooting him and wounding his wife, Martine Moïse, in what officials called a well-planned operation that included “foreigners” who spoke Spanish. It was unclear what caused the explosions.