Official: Haiti President Jovenel Moise assassinated at home

There is stunned reaction to the assassination in Flatbush, considered 'Little Haiti' with 20% of its residents from the Caribbean island.

"We're getting a number of calls into our offices, in terms of direction. People are afraid for their family members who are overseas. And so that would trigger the request political asylum," said New York State Assemblymember Rodneyese Bichotte Hermelyn. "We condemn the assassination and pray for the Moise family, and we pray for hope and for healing for the people of Haiti."

Gunmen assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moise and wounded his wife in their home early Wednesday, inflicting more chaos on the unstable Caribbean country that was already enduring an escalation of gang violence, anti-government protests and a recent surge in coronavirus infections.

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