US EditionKenyan police officer sent to Haiti to help rein in violent gangs is killed in fighting
- A Kenyan police officer was killed in a gunfight with gangs while on a mission in Haiti, according to Kenyan authorities.
- The incident occurred in the Artibonite region while responding to a plea from residents in Pont-Sonde.
- Jack Ombaka, a mission official, emphasized the officer's sacrifice, stating he was killed while fighting for the people of Haiti.
- The officer's death is a setback for efforts to control gang violence in Haiti, which has surged since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021.
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Kenyan officer dies fighting gangs in Haiti in MSS force's first casualty
A Kenya-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission meant to quell gang violence in Haiti has suffered its first casualty. Officials said a Kenyan police officer died on Sunday, Feb. 23, after being shot by a gang member during a security mission in the Artibonite region, which is just north of Port-au-Prince. Authorities said the officer was airlifted to the hospital, where he later died of his wounds. A spokesperson for the MSS said a "fa…
Kenyan police officer killed in Haiti in confrontation with gang members
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A Kenyan police officer was killed on Sunday in Haiti, north of the capital, Port-au-Prince, the first casualty since the Kenyan-led security mission arrived in the Caribbean country in June 2024, the mission's authorities said. The Multinational Security Support Mission to Haiti said in a statement on Sunday that the Kenyan officer was injured during an operation in the Artibonite department and then airlifted to a hospi…
Kenyan police officer shot dead in Haiti in gunfight with gang members
A police officer from the Kenyan police force in Haiti has been shot dead, the first time a Kenyan officer has been killed since the police mission in Haiti began in June last year. The officer was killed in a shootout with gang members in a town north of the capital Port-au-Prince, Kenyan authorities said. No further details were released. "This is the price our brave officer paid while fighting for the Haitian people," the mission spokesman sa…
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