Haiti - Security : Bandits routed, Gressier police station taken over
At least 20 residents were killed by members of the "Vivre Ensemble" gang coalition led by "Barbecue" who attacked the commune of Gressier (south of Port-au-Prince) on Sunday June 30, 2024 and regained control of the Municipal police station for the 2nd time in less than 3 months https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-42673-haiti-news-zapping.html
Jean Vladimir Bertrand, interim executive agent of Gressier, deplored a heavy provisional assessment. On Sunday night alone, there were around twenty deaths killed in their homes and several houses set on fire, sometimes with their occupants. We do not yet have a final assessment of the number of victims. Jean Vladimir Bertrand requested emergency help from the police as the bandits plan to demolish the police station with heavy machinery.
Carlos Hercule, informed of the situation in Gressier, assured the media on the sidelines of his prison tour on Monday July 1, that "The police were actively working to provide an adequate response to the bandits..."
Last minute : Monday July 1st in a muscular counter-offensive, the Haitian National Police (PNH) regained control of the Gressier Police Station, routing the bandits including the leader "Ti Bébé Bougoy" boasted the day before in a video of being stronger than the police forces challenging him to come and attack him... Several bandits were mortally wounded during the recapture of the Police Station by members of specialized PNH units. The heavy machinery for the demolition of the police station is in the hands of the municipality.
