Following the death of young Hudlet Charles, killed on his plantation by bandits from Savien's "Gran Grif" "the Coalition" an armed self-defense group formed over five years ago to fight the "Gran Grif" and "Kokorat San Ras" gangs, reportedly decided to avenge the death of Hudlet Charles, a member of the Coalition, by attacking the population of Préval, a town located in the first communal section of Petite-Rivière in the Artibonite region, accusing them of collaborating with and tolerating the gang's presence in the area. According to other versions, this massacre was the work of the "Gran Grif" Gang.

Giving free rein to their baser animal instincts, the members of the Coalition (or "Gran Grif") engaged in a veritable massacre, killing with machetes, decapitating the victims, and throwing the bodies into the Artibonite River. »

Pastor Jacques Brutus, 86, and about fifteen worshippers were massacred in the Maranatha Baptist Church of the Haitian Evangelical Baptist Union Mission.

More than ten houses were burned, some with families inside...

The provisional death toll, based on the bodies already found and the injured, is estimated to be over 50, according to the human rights organization "Mouvman Moun."

Many terrified residents fled to Saint-Marc...

TB / HaitiLibre