The de facto Prime Minister Ariel Henry defied the warnings of Winter Etienne by going to the city of independence on the occasion of the commemoration of the 218th anniversary of Haiti’s independence. But he could not deliver his speech on the Place d’Armes in Gonaives as planned.
His tenacity also cost the life of one person and several injured.
The head of the primacy attended the mass of thanksgiving at the cathedral of Gonaives under the crackling of bullets. At least one person was shot dead and two others wounded, ZoomHaitiNews and CaribbeanTelevisionNetwork have learned
Yves Durogène, 45, is the name of the victim. He had received several bullets, one of which was in the chest, according to Dr. Beaudin Nelson, a doctor at the Providence Hospital in Gonaives, who confirmed the news to our representative in Gonaives, Ronel Paul. Transported urgently to the hospital la providence, Mr Durogène was declared dead by the doctors of services. Two other people, including Casséus Gérard, were also injured. Mr. Gerard was shot in the right knee.
Immediately after the homily, Ariel Henri was evacuated by his bodyguards.
This article will be modified to provide further details.