Jul 8, 2021
The troubled Caribbean nation of Haiti has been plunged into chaos after its president, Jovenel Moise, was assassinated in a nighttime raid and acting Prime Minister Claude Joseph declared a state of emergency.
Joseph said the president was murdered by highly trained and heavily armed killers who stormed the presidential residence above the capital, Port-au-Prince, at around 1 a.m on Wednesday. The first lady, Martine Moise, was also injured in the attack and Haiti’s ambassador to Washington, Bocchit Edmond, said she was being medically evacuated to South Florida.
Miami’s Local 10 News said the first lady had been taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital in stable but critical condition, with gunshot wounds to her arms and thigh.