Three people, an American missionary couple and the director of their NGO, were killed in Haiti by gangs. The White House is calling for the rapid deployment of an international force to the island to counter gang violence.
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Three people, including a couple of American missionaries, were killed in a gang attack in Haiti. “ Davy, Natalie and Jude were shot » Thursday evening by gangs, their organization, Missions in Haiti, Inc, announced Friday on Facebook. “ We are all overcome with grief “.
“ My heart is broken into a thousand pieces (…). Most of you know that my daughter and son-in-law Davy and Natalie Lloyd are full-time missionaries in Haiti. They were attacked by gangs this evening and were both killed “, said the father of one of the victims, Ben Baker, also on Facebook. Mr. Baker is a Republican elected official from the American state of Missouri, reports our correspondent in UNITED STATESDavid Thomson.
The third victim, Jude Montis, was the director of this NGO evangelical. This missionary group ran a school of 450 children in the suburbs of Port-au-Prince, an area controlled by gangs.
“ The security situation cannot wait »
According to their relatives who were in telephone contact with them at the time of the attack, the three missionaries fell into an ambush as they were leaving their building. One of the victims was tied up and beaten. Their vehicles were stolen and the premises were looted and machine-gunned before being attacked by a second gang.
The announcement of their death caused a reaction even at the White House, which called for the rapid deployment of an international force in Haiti. “ The security situation cannot wait “, said the spokesperson for the National Security Council while a security mission led by Kenya is expected in Haiti to combat gang violence.