MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated after a group of unidentified people attacked his private residence, according to an official.
Moïse’s wife, First Lady Martine Moïse, is hospitalized, according to interim Premier Claude Joseph.
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Joseph condemned what he called a “hateful, inhumane and barbaric act,” adding that Haiti’s National Police and other authorities had the situation in the Caribbean country under control.
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The killing late Tuesday comes amid deepening political and economic stability and a spike in gang violence.
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