Assassination of Jovenel Moïse
| Assassination of Jovenel Moïse | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Jovenel Moïse in 2019 | |
| Location | Pèlerin 5, Pétion-Ville, Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Date | 7 July 2021 1:00 am (EDT) |
| Target | Jovenel Moïse |
Attack type | Assassination by shooting |
| Weapons | AK 47-type assault rifles, grenades, drones |
| Deaths | Jovenel Moïse |
Injured | Martine Moïse |
| Perpetrators | A group of armed men |
Jovenel Moïse, the president of Haiti, was assassinated by a group of unknown armed men. It happened in Port-au-Prince at his private home on 7 July 2021 at 1:00 am EDT.[1][2][3] His wife, First Lady Martine, survived but was wounded and hospitalized.[4][5]
Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph stated after the assassination that he was in control of the country.[6][7] However, Moïse's death worsened instability in Haiti.[8]
Shooting and death
[change | change source]Moïse was killed by unknown gunmen who attacked his residence in Pèlerin 5, a district of Pétion-Ville, a suburb of Port-au-Prince.[9] Martine, the First Lady of Haiti, survived but was hospitalized.[10][11]
According to a BBC article:[8]
The president was shot 12 times and had bullet wounds to his forehead and several to his torso. His left eye had been gouged out and bones in his arm and in his ankle had been broken, according to one of the judges conducting the investigation.
Neighbors of Moïse say they heard heavy machine gun fire shortly after the attack.[12] Video taken by residents living near the site of the attack includes the voice of one man with an American accent, speaking in English, who claimed over a megaphone during the attack to be a member of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.[13]
Suspects
[change | change source]It is unknown who organized the assassination and why.[14] Haitian police blamed the attack on a group of mercenaries:[8] 26 Colombians and two Haitian-Americans.[15]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Beaumont, Peter; Phillips, Tom (7 July 2021). "Haiti president Jovenel Moïse assassinated". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ↑ "Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated at home". CNBC. 7 July 2021. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ↑ "Le président Jovenel Moïse assassiné chez lui par un commando armé". Le Nouvelliste. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ↑ "Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated at home, official says". euronews. 7 July 2021. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ↑ Dupain, Etant; Lemos, Gerardo; Kottasová, Ivana; Hu, Caitlin. "Haiti President Jovenel Moise assassinated in attack on his residence". CNN. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ↑ Dupain, Etant; McCluskey, Mitchell; Paget, Sharif; Picheta, Rob (8 February 2021). "Haitian opposition picks interim leader as row over President's term limit intensifies". CNN. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ↑ Porter, Catherine; Santora, Marc (7 July 2021). "After the killing of Haiti's president, the threat of further political violence escalates". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Haiti president's assassination: What we know so far". 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
- ↑ "Haïti : le président Jovenel Moïse assassiné par un commando". Libération. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ↑ "Haïti : le président Jovenel Moïse assassiné". France 24. 7 July 2021. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ↑ "Haitian President Jovenel Moise assassinated overnight at private residence". France 24. 7 July 2021. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ↑ "Haitian President Jovenel Moïse assassinated overnight in his home by gunmen, says acting prime minister". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ↑ Charles, Jacqueline; Fils-Aimé, Johnny (7 July 2021). "Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated in middle-of-the-night attack at his home". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ↑ Porter, Catherine; Crowley, Michael; Méheut, Constant (7 July 2021). "Haiti's President Assassinated in Nighttime Raid, Shaking a Fragile Nation". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021.
- ↑ Kitroeff, Natalie; Porter, Catherine; Crowley, Michael (9 July 2021). "Live Updates: Haitian Officials Request U.S. Forces". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021.
