Artibonite-Gangs: At least 10 dead among the population
At least ten people were killed during a new gang war in Petite-Rivière de l'Artibonite, said the vice-delegate of the borough of Saint-Marc, Walter Montas.
According to him, the majority of the victims are from the civilian population who had gone to support a group that was fighting another gang.
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Clashes between rival gangs started on Friday May 26 and continued until Saturday May 27 in Petite-Rivière-de-l'Artibonite, Walter Montas said. According to him, it is the rival gangs who protect the population against Savien's gang, because the police are absent and show no leadership.
“The Saint-Marc police station has been barricaded since January 10. The police are powerless, lack the material capacity to confront the gangs...