Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated in middle-of-the-night attack at his home
Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was “mortally wounded” and his wife shot during an armed attack in the early hours of Wednesday at their private residence above the hills of Port-au-Prince, the country’s prime minister, Claude Joseph, said.
Several sources told the Miami Herald that Moïse was killed during the attack, and that his wife was shot.
In a statement from the prime minister’s office, Joseph said the attack occurred around 1 a.m. Wednesday, and some of the unidentified assailants spoke Spanish. The head of state, the statement said, was “fatally injured.”
Frist Lady Martine Moïse was wounded and is being treated, the statement said.
The assailants claimed to be agents with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, according to videos taken by people in the area of...
