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A group of assailants stormed Mr. Moïse’s residence early on Wednesday, shooting him and wounding his wife. The interim prime minister declared a “state of siege.”
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Haiti’s President Is Assassinated
President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti was killed in an attack at his private residence on the outskirts of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
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Published July 7, 2021
Updated Oct. 18, 2021
The first explosions rang out after 1 a.m., shattering the calm in the neighborhood that was home to
President Jovenel Moïse
and many of Haiti’s most affluent citizens.
Residents immediately feared two of the terrors that have plagued the nation — gang violence or an earthquake — but by dawn, a much different reality had emerged: The president was dead.
A group of assailants had stormed Mr. Moïse’s residence on the outskirts of the capital, Port-au-Prince,
early on Wednesday, shooting him and wounding his wife, Martine Moïse, in what officials called a well-planned operation that included “foreigners” who spoke Spanish.
A correction was made on
July 8, 2021
:
A picture with an earlier version of this article, using information from Agence France-Presse, misidentified the government building shown in the image. It showed the Court of Cassation, not the Presidential Palace. The photo has been removed.
Catherine Porter
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Michael Crowley
is a diplomatic correspondent in the Washington bureau. He joined The Times in 2019 and was a White House correspondent for the last 18 months of the Trump administration.
Constant Méheut
reports from France. He joined the Paris bureau in January 2020.
A version of this article appears in print on
July 8, 2021
, Section A, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: Crisis Grips Haiti As Attackers Kill President in Home
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The first explosions rang out after 1 a.m., shattering the calm in the neighborhood that was home to [President Jovenel Moïse](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/14/world/americas/haiti-henry-moise-assassination.html) and many of Haiti’s most affluent citizens.
Residents immediately feared two of the terrors that have plagued the nation — gang violence or an earthquake — but by dawn, a much different reality had emerged: The president was dead.
A group of assailants had stormed Mr. Moïse’s residence on the outskirts of the capital, Port-au-Prince,early on Wednesday, shooting him and wounding his wife, Martine Moïse, in what officials called a well-planned operation that included “foreigners” who spoke Spanish.
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A group of assailants stormed Mr. Moïse’s residence early on Wednesday, shooting him and wounding his wife. The interim prime minister declared a “state of siege.”
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Haiti’s President Is Assassinated
President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti was killed in an attack at his private residence on the outskirts of the capital, Port-au-Prince.CreditCredit...Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters
Published July 7, 2021Updated Oct. 18, 2021
The first explosions rang out after 1 a.m., shattering the calm in the neighborhood that was home to [President Jovenel Moïse](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/14/world/americas/haiti-henry-moise-assassination.html) and many of Haiti’s most affluent citizens.
Residents immediately feared two of the terrors that have plagued the nation — gang violence or an earthquake — but by dawn, a much different reality had emerged: The president was dead.
A group of assailants had stormed Mr. Moïse’s residence on the outskirts of the capital, Port-au-Prince,early on Wednesday, shooting him and wounding his wife, Martine Moïse, in what officials called a well-planned operation that included “foreigners” who spoke Spanish.
**A correction was made on**
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A picture with an earlier version of this article, using information from Agence France-Presse, misidentified the government building shown in the image. It showed the Court of Cassation, not the Presidential Palace. The photo has been removed.
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[Constant Méheut](https://www.nytimes.com/by/constant-meheut) reports from France. He joined the Paris bureau in January 2020.
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