Gang attack near Haiti's capital leaves 30 dead
Authorities said at least 30 people were killed as armed men set homes on fire and attacked a church in a raid blamed on Viv Ansanm.
- Late Sunday, a powerful gang coalition known as Viv Ansanm raided Kenscoff, burning homes and killing multiple residents. Survivors discovered bodies strewn on streets early Monday, but Kenscoff Mayor Jean Massillon said a definitive death toll remains unknown due to access and communication problems.
- Gangs now control an estimated 70% of Port-au-Prince, with Viv Ansanm repeatedly targeting nearby Kenscoff. Gang violence has displaced a record 1.5 million people across Haiti, with more than 3,100 people reported killed from January to June, according to U.N. statistics.
- Massillon blamed the attack on Viv Ansanm, which the U.S. government designated a foreign terrorist organization last year. Gang members specifically targeted a church and homes owned by Dr. Jean Bill Pape, a renowned doctor operating an organization serving patients with HIV and tuberculosis.
- The Kenscoff raid occurred less than a week after the Trump administration deported more than 160 people to Haiti following a legal battle over Temporary Protected Status for some 350,000 Haitians. The U.N.-backed gang suppression force did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
- Experts have warned that general elections scheduled for Dec. 13 are currently too dangerous to hold, threatening Haiti's first planned vote in more than a decade. The ongoing security crisis jeopardizes voter registration efforts underway in Port-au-Prince and beyond.
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Approximately 40 people were killed during the night of Sunday to Monday during an attack by armed gang members in Kenscoff commune.
About forty people were killed by gang violence in Kenscoff, near the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, during the night from Sunday to Monday. This was stated by the mayor of Kenscoff, a mountain village overlooking Port-au-Prince, to news agency AFP.
Rights group estimates that 30 to 40 people lost their lives when attacks took place in Haiti late Sunday.
The Haitian Prime Minister's Office condemned the attack and stated that all security forces are on high alert.
New gang attack in Haiti’s Kenscoff kills at least 30 people
PORT-AU-PRINCE — At least 30 people were killed in a gang attack in Kenscoff on Sunday night, according to Mayor Massillon Jean, as members of the Viv Ansanm coalition attacked several areas of the mountainous community, less than 10 miles southeast of Port-au-Prince — the capital city. The bloodbath began around 10:30 p.m. Sunday and continued into Monday, Jean said. Armed men moved through several areas, including the town center, Vilier Stree…
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