Prominent Haitian Politician Shot Dead As Violent Gangs And Political Turmoil Push The Country To The ‘Edge Of Collapse’

 

CNN: Haitian politician shot dead, as violent gangs and political turmoil push country to the ‘edge of collapse’ 

A Haitian politician has been shot dead outside his home, authorities have said, as international concerns intensify over the gang violence, political turmoil and humanitarian crises that have seized control of the country. 

Eric Jean Baptiste was killed on Friday night outside his home in the capital Port-au-Prince, local police told CNN.

He was the leader of the Rally of Progressive National Democrats Party (RNDP), a minor political party in Haiti, and launched a longshot presidential bid in 2016. A security guard was also killed in the attack, the police spokesperson said. Baptiste survived an earlier attempt on his life in 2018, escaping with a bullet wound. 

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Update #1: High-profile Haitian politician killed in apparent gang attack, reports say (Reuters)  

Update #2: Haitian political leader Eric Jean Baptiste fatally shot (AP)  

WNU Editor: I personally visited Haiti about 20 years ago to work with a friend of mine who is a Canadian-Haitian and who wanted to provide computer networks to the government and NGOs. It failed. 

Truth be told the gangs have always been in control .... Haitian ambassador warns criminal gangs may overrun country (The Guardian). And sending international troops is certainly not going to solve the problem .... As U.N. mulls sending troops to Haiti, a gang's rise shows how hard that would be (Reuters).