4 ‘Presumed Assassins’ of Haitian President Fatally Shot by Police, 2 Others Captured

Haitians demonstrate during a protest to denounce the draft constitutional referendum carried by the President Jovenel Moise in Port-au-Prince on March 28, 2021. Valerie Baeriswyl/AFP via Getty Images

Four “presumed assassins” of Haiti’s president Jovenel Moïse were shot by police and two others were captured, the country’s police chief said on Wednesday.

Haiti’s police chief, Léon Charles, said in a statement that three police officers were held hostage and subsequently freed in the operation.