At least 7 killed after Haiti gang opens fire on church-led protest: Rights group

At least 7 killed after Haiti gang opens fire on church-led protest: rights group

At least seven people were killed in Haiti on Saturday, local rights group CARDH said, after a gang that controls a northern suburb of the capital Port-au-Prince opened fire with machine guns on a protest organized by a Christian church leader.

A Gang In Haiti Opens Fire On A Crowd Of Parishioners Trying To Rid The Community Of Criminals

Gangs have grown more powerful since the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, and they are estimated to control up to 80% of Port-au-Prince.

Haiti rights groups: at least seven dead after gang clashes with church group protesters

Haitian rights groups Center of Analysis and Research in Human Rights (CARDH) and Fondasyon Je Klere reported to media Saturday that at least seven people were killed following a gang attack against a local protest organized by a church leader. The groups claim that the gang fired into the crowds with machine guns in Canaan, a town outside the capital Port-au-Prince. According to statements made by CARDH director Gédéon Jean to the press, the fi…

Gang in Haiti opened fire on church-led protest, killing at least 7 people, human rights groups say

At least seven people are dead after a gang opened fire on a church-led protest in a suburb of Haiti’s capital on Saturday, according to local human rights groups.

Gang in Haiti opens fire on armed church members trying to rid the area of criminals

A powerful gang opened fire Saturday on a large group of parishioners led by a pastor as they marched through a community armed with machetes to rid the area of gang members.

At least 7 killed after Haiti gang opens fire on church-led protest-rights group

At least 7 people were killed in Haiti after gang opened fire on a protest organized by a Christian church leader. While 10 were reported dead by the local media, a local rights group feared the toll would go up.