Knowledge (XXG)

2018 La Saline massacre

Source 📝

342:
Witness reports state that a police truck carrying uniformed men arrived in Port-au-Prince's La Saline slums at around 3 pm on 13 November 2018. The men then opened fire upon civilians, while local gang members killed others with gunfire and machetes. According to witnesses, as well as a human-rights
362:
suggested links between armed gangs, corrupt police officers and government officials may point towards the perpetrators of the massacre. Those who witnessed the massacre alleged that the killers may have been corrupt police officers, leading the National Police chief to suspend two officers accused
307:. According to reports, at least 71 civilians were killed over a 24-hour period. It is alleged that the killings were either due to local gang wars or the actions of Haitian officials attempting to quell anti-corruption protests. 278: 320: 540: 180: 418: 331: 246: 568: 343:
group, at least 21 men were killed in the massacre. A local human-rights group, Fondasyon Je Klere, estimated that between 15 and 25 people were killed.
578: 264: 160: 231: 376: 271: 203: 448: 198: 530: 504: 593: 49: 42: 426: 573: 316: 323:
after 13 years. Since the departure of the UN, the number of gang-controlled areas in the city has apparently grown.
588: 388: 175: 583: 251: 359: 384: 241: 104: 475: 380: 170: 165: 145: 114: 531:"On Human Rights Day, U.S. sanctions Haiti ex-cop, two government officials in 2018 massacre" 391:, two officials in the Moise administration, for their alleged involvement in the massacre. 327: 226: 372: 300: 126: 31: 87: 562: 375:
has launched an investigation into the killings. In December 2020, the United States
100: 535: 351:
According to police, one person has been arrested in connection with the killings.
476:"Thousands protest corruption in Haiti as president calls for unity and patience" 236: 505:"Anti-corruption protest in Haiti turns into referendum on Haitian president" 64: 51: 292: 122: 326:
The massacre occurred in the middle of various protests within Haiti:
304: 296: 35: 118: 419:"Witnesses: Men in Police Garb Massacred Civilians in Haiti" 449:"UN peacekeepers leave Haiti: What is their legacy?" 132: 110: 94: 80: 41: 26: 21: 181:Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti 412: 410: 408: 406: 404: 383:, a former officer who became a gang leader, 272: 8: 498: 496: 279: 265: 141: 18: 529:Charles, Jacqueline (December 10, 2020). 503:Charles, Jacqueline (18 November 2018). 474:Charles, Jacqueline (17 October 2018). 400: 212: 189: 151: 144: 543:from the original on December 29, 2020 425:. The Associated Press. Archived from 16:2018 massacre in Port-au-Prince, Haiti 334:, but protestors saw him as corrupt. 7: 332:elected president in November 2016 14: 417:Sanon, Evens (14 January 2019). 377:Office of Foreign Assets Control 363:of involvement in the killings. 232:Assassination of Jovenel Moïse 1: 579:November 2018 events in Haiti 569:Haitian crisis (2018–present) 161:Haitian crisis (2018–present) 389:Joseph Pierre Richard Duplan 379:announced sanctions against 22:2018 Port-au-Prince massacre 295:began within the La Saline 610: 355:Identity of perpetrators 291:On 13 November 2018, a 237:Missionary kidnappings 594:2018 crimes in Haiti 199:Plaine du Cul-de-Sac 176:Vitel'Homme Innocent 84:13–18 November 2018 105:mass sexual assault 61: /  574:Massacres in Haiti 429:on 15 January 2019 423:The New York Times 360:Fondasyon Je Klere 222:La Saline massacre 589:Massacres in 2018 315:In October 2017, 289: 288: 166:Gang war in Haiti 146:Gang war in Haiti 140: 139: 115:Automatic weapons 601: 553: 552: 550: 548: 526: 520: 519: 517: 515: 500: 491: 490: 488: 486: 471: 465: 464: 462: 460: 455:. 6 October 2017 445: 439: 438: 436: 434: 414: 321:mission in Haiti 281: 274: 267: 227:Bel Air massacre 142: 76: 75: 73: 72: 71: 66: 62: 59: 58: 57: 54: 19: 609: 608: 604: 603: 602: 600: 599: 598: 559: 558: 557: 556: 546: 544: 528: 527: 523: 513: 511: 502: 501: 494: 484: 482: 473: 472: 468: 458: 456: 447: 446: 442: 432: 430: 416: 415: 402: 397: 385:Fednel Monchery 381:Jimmy Chérizier 369: 357: 349: 340: 317:UN peacekeepers 313: 285: 256: 247:Police killings 208: 185: 171:Jimmy Chérizier 97: 85: 69: 67: 65:18.56°N 72.34°W 63: 60: 55: 52: 50: 48: 47: 17: 12: 11: 5: 607: 605: 597: 596: 591: 586: 581: 576: 571: 561: 560: 555: 554: 521: 492: 466: 440: 399: 398: 396: 393: 373:United Nations 368: 365: 356: 353: 348: 345: 339: 336: 312: 309: 301:Port-au-Prince 287: 286: 284: 283: 276: 269: 261: 258: 257: 255: 254: 249: 244: 242:Cabaret attack 239: 234: 229: 224: 218: 215: 214: 210: 209: 207: 206: 204:Port-au-Prince 201: 195: 192: 191: 187: 186: 184: 183: 178: 173: 168: 163: 157: 154: 153: 149: 148: 138: 137: 134: 130: 129: 112: 108: 107: 98: 95: 92: 91: 86:around 15:00 ( 82: 78: 77: 45: 39: 38: 32:Port-au-Prince 28: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 606: 595: 592: 590: 587: 585: 584:2018 in Haiti 582: 580: 577: 575: 572: 570: 567: 566: 564: 542: 538: 537: 532: 525: 522: 510: 506: 499: 497: 493: 481: 477: 470: 467: 454: 450: 444: 441: 428: 424: 420: 413: 411: 409: 407: 405: 401: 394: 392: 390: 386: 382: 378: 374: 366: 364: 361: 354: 352: 346: 344: 337: 335: 333: 329: 328:Jovenel Moïse 324: 322: 318: 310: 308: 306: 302: 298: 294: 282: 277: 275: 270: 268: 263: 262: 260: 259: 253: 250: 248: 245: 243: 240: 238: 235: 233: 230: 228: 225: 223: 220: 219: 217: 216: 211: 205: 202: 200: 197: 196: 194: 193: 188: 182: 179: 177: 174: 172: 169: 167: 164: 162: 159: 158: 156: 155: 150: 147: 143: 135: 131: 128: 124: 120: 116: 113: 109: 106: 102: 101:Mass shooting 99: 93: 89: 83: 79: 74: 70:18.56; -72.34 46: 44: 40: 37: 33: 29: 25: 20: 545:. Retrieved 536:Miami Herald 534: 524: 512:. Retrieved 508: 483:. Retrieved 480:Miami Herald 479: 469: 457:. Retrieved 452: 443: 431:. Retrieved 427:the original 422: 370: 358: 350: 341: 325: 319:ended their 314: 290: 221: 136:71 civilians 509:miamiherald 96:Attack type 68: / 43:Coordinates 30:La Saline, 563:Categories 514:15 January 485:15 January 459:15 January 453:Al Jazeera 433:15 January 395:References 311:Background 152:Background 367:Responses 252:Jailbreak 88:UTC−05:00 541:Archived 338:Incident 293:massacre 123:machetes 27:Location 547:July 8, 347:Arrests 213:Attacks 190:Battles 111:Weapons 56:72°20′W 53:18°34′N 387:, and 133:Deaths 305:Haiti 297:slums 127:rocks 36:Haiti 549:2021 516:2019 487:2019 461:2019 435:2019 371:The 330:was 119:fire 81:Date 299:of 565:: 539:. 533:. 507:. 495:^ 478:. 451:. 421:. 403:^ 303:, 125:, 121:, 117:, 103:, 34:, 551:. 518:. 489:. 463:. 437:. 280:e 273:t 266:v 90:)

Index

Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Coordinates
18°34′N 72°20′W / 18.56°N 72.34°W / 18.56; -72.34
UTC−05:00
Mass shooting
mass sexual assault
Automatic weapons
fire
machetes
rocks
Gang war in Haiti
Haitian crisis (2018–present)
Gang war in Haiti
Jimmy Chérizier
Vitel'Homme Innocent
Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti
Plaine du Cul-de-Sac
Port-au-Prince
La Saline massacre
Bel Air massacre
Assassination of Jovenel Moïse
Missionary kidnappings
Cabaret attack
Police killings
Jailbreak
v
t
e
massacre

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.