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Since the government's de facto collapse in 2018, Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince has become a hotbed of anarchic gang activity with brutal murders and spates of killing. [1] This was exacerbated in 2021 by the assassination of Jovenel Moïse, leading most of the gangs in Port-au-Prince to ally with G9 or G-Pep. [1]
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Suspected gang members ambushed a group of policemen, set their armored vehicle on fire and killed one officer in the latest attack against Haiti’s National Police ...
On 2 and 3 March, armed gangs stormed the two largest prisons in Haiti, one in Croix des Bouquets, the other in Port-au-Prince. [12] More than 4,700 inmates escaped. [10] Police were reported to be undermanned and outgunned by the gangs, with only 9,000 operating in Haiti at the time of the fighting. [13]
Police officers confront a gang during a protest against Prime Minister Ariel Henry's government and insecurity, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti March 1, 2024. - Ralph Tedy Erol/Reuters
The government ordered an elite police unit and medical supplies to Pont-Sondé. [5] Conille later visited the injured in Saint-Marc's hospital. [6] The Transitional Presidential Council held a minute of silence for the victims on 7 October. [12] The police commissioner for the Artibonite Department was dismissed on 4 October. [2]
Jimmy Chérizier (French pronunciation: [dʒimi ʃeʁizje]; born 30 March 1977), nicknamed Barbecue (Haitian Creole: Babekyou), is a Haitian gang leader, former police officer, and warlord [3] who is the head of the Revolutionary Forces of the G9 Family and Allies (Haitian Creole: Fòs Revolisyonè G9 an Fanmi e Alye), abbreviated as "G9" or "FRG9", a federation of over a dozen Haitian gangs ...
In Port-au-Prince’s upscale neighborhood of Petion-Ville, Marie Lucie Macone, a street fruit vendor, told CNN that she thought the United States should do more. “So many people have died now.
Bel Air is situated in northern Port-au-Prince, under the control of G9 Family and Allies (G9 an Fanmi e Alye), a group of several gangs headed by Jimmy Chérizier. [1] On November 4, 2019, prior to the creation of G9, Bel Air was the site of a massacre perpetrated by Haitian authorities to crack down on anti-government protests.