There were six cops murdered By armed gangs in Haiti this WednesdayThe number of agents killed in less than two weeks at the hands of these groups that gained strength in the country rose to 10.
Six police officers were killed in Liancourt in the Artibonite department in attacks by armed gangs that controlled the area and drove hundreds of people from their homes. In the videos uploaded to the internet by the gangs, six policemen with guns to their bellies are seen naked, while gang members’ voices are heard bragging about their actions. Soldiers who took shelter in a dispensary during the conflict, they were caught by the gangs and took them to another place and killed them..
The victims belong to the Department of Order Protection (UDMO), according to local media, which described the action as a tragedy affecting the Haitian National Police.
In 2022, around 55 agents were assassinated in the country as the security climate deteriorated and shootings, kidnappings, robberies and rapes increased.