The assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has put the country at risk.
Haiti's national police chief said four suspects had been killed and two others arrested earlier yesterday. But there are still big questions - namely, who the attackers are and why they killed the president.
Haitian authorities responded immediately to the attack: arrests of gunmen, border closures, and military law enforcement.
According to authorities, Moïse was killed at his home on Wednesday morning. His wife and Haitian first wife, Martine, were also shot and wounded. He was reportedly in a stable but critical condition and was taken to Miami for treatment.
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Police said they arrested the gunmen
Just hours after the Moïse attack, a Haitian police chief announced that, following what appeared to be a kidnapping incident, four suspects were shot dead by police and two others arrested.
Léon Charles, a police chief, said three police officers were arrested but released.
Authorities say the gunmen responsible for Moïse's assassination may have been soldiers. They have not yet officially released the names of the suspects involved in the attack.
Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph also described some of them as "Spanish-speaking people." There are also reports that the gunmen also spoke English. The main languages of Haiti are French and Creole.
Bocchit Edmond, Haiti's ambassador to the United States, said the attackers were pretending to be U.S. ambassadors.
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