Gang leaders associated with any of the following: Haiti’s most powerful criminal organization He was reportedly shot dead by police in Port-au-Prince.
Ernst Julmet, leader of the Delmas 95 gang, part of gang leader Jimmy “Barbeque” Chélisier’s Viv Ansammé alliance, has escaped from custody in a major jailbreak, Reuters reports. He was shot and killed a few weeks later on Thursday.
His death came a day after two other people, believed to be Haitian gang members, were killed and set on fire in an apparent act of vigilante justice in a Port-au-Prince suburb.
Jimmy Cherisier, 46, known by his nickname “Barbecue,” heads a coalition of gangs called G9 Family and Allies, which has grown to become perhaps Haiti’s most powerful gang.
Suspected Haitian gang member killed, set on fire in apparent vigilante act: Report
Police officers participate in a clash with gangs near the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, March 21. (Reuters/Ralph Teddy Errol/TPX Image of the Day)
The apparent vigilante killing in Pétion Ville, on the outskirts of the Caribbean country’s capital, was reported by Haitian newspaper Le Nouvelleste on Wednesday, according to Reuters. At least 15 people were said to have died in the attack.
A Reuters reporter on the scene said he witnessed two people, believed to be gang members, being killed and set on fire. Earlier, the news agency said footage viewed showed bodies being dragged around on the streets, and one man’s hand had been severed.
One of the suspected gang members also had his family home set on fire, Reuters reported.
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A man carrying a machete walks past a pile of burning mattresses and the remains of gang leader Makandal’s motorcycle, who was killed and set on fire by locals, as gang violence escalates near Port-au-Prince, Haiti. , March 20th. (Reuters/Ralph Teddy Errol)
The United Nations Security Council issued a statement on the same day, in which member states said: “We strongly condemn the violence.” “The international community stressed the need to step up efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to the population and support the Haitian National Police, including building capacity to restore law and order.”
The statement added: “Members of the Security Council expressed grave concern about the illegal flow of arms and ammunition into Haiti, which remains a fundamental cause of instability and violence.”
Meanwhile, the US State Department announced Thursday that it had evacuated more people than ever before. 160 Americans leave Haiti From Sunday.
Police officers guard the entrance to the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Sunday, March 10. (AP/Oderin Joseph)
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Officials also said they “reiterate our message to Americans: do not travel to Haiti.” “We have emphasized that given the situation on the ground, the U.S. government cannot guarantee the evacuation of American citizens.”
Fox News’ Michael Lee contributed to this report.
