On Saturday afternoon, armed individuals on motorcycles entered the grounds of the Collège St-Louis de Bourdon and opened fire injuring 4 people, the establishment's security guard, a student's parent, an unidentified person and a pupil slightly to the leg.

The hypothesis of an attempted kidnapping is unlikely these individuals entered the compound, where parents and students were located, following a man in a car on which they shot several times for an unknown reason before fleeing. However, several versions of the facts differ and the investigation will have to determine the exact circumstances of this tragedy. According to "unofficial" information, the person the individuals appeared to be pursuing is believed to have died of his injuries.

The injured were rushed to Canapé Vert hospital, which was unable to admit them due to lack of fuel, oxygen and water to ensure proper care. The injured had to be taken to another hospital.

Reacting to this shooting, the Ministry of Education in a statement said to have "learned with deep consternation the astonishing news of the attack perpetrated by armed individuals, this Saturday, October 30, 2021, on the grounds of the College St Louis de Bourdon."

The Ministry "strongly condemns this new aggression against life, the right to education and the right of our children to enjoy school learning in peace and in all circumstances"

The Minister expresses his sympathies to the victims and their families as well as to the leaders of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Saint-Louis and of the management of the establishment and calls on the police and judicial authorities for an investigation to be carried out as soon as possible in order to identify the authors and co-authors of this crime, to prosecute them and punish them with the latest rigors of the law "

SL/ HaitLibre