Four people were killed in Fort Jacques, a neighborhood located in the heights of Pétion-Ville this afternoon of Thursday, February 23, 2023. The act was perpetrated by members of the kraze baryè gang led by the fugitive Vitelhomme Innocent, according to some residents.
Two members of the same family were killed during the shooting at around 5:00 PM, according to witnesses. To escape the wrath of the criminals, several members of the population had to abandon their homes.
Since the launch of Operation Tornado 1 by the high command of the Haitian National Police, the neighborhoods of Metivier, Doco, Fort Jacques, among others, have been at the mercy of the kraze baryè gang led by the all-powerful Vitelhomme Innocent, who is seeking to establish new territories in other neighborhoods to escape the forces of law and order that have taken up residence in his stronghold in Torcel.
Since the beginning of February, several cases of kidnapping and assassination have been recorded in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area, particularly in Pétion-Ville and Delmas.