Unidentified gunmen assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and wounded his wife in their home early Wednesday, an attack that U.S. President Joe Biden described as “very worrisome.”
Claude Joseph, the interim prime minister, confirmed the killing, which throws the Caribbean country further into chaos amid existing gang violence, anti-government protests and a surge in coronavirus infections. Joseph said the police and military were in control of the security situation in Haiti, which has a history of dictatorship and political upheaval.
As he boarded Air Force One on Wednesday morning, Biden said, “We need a lot more information, but it’s very worrisome about the state of Haiti.”
Haiti’s ambassador to the United States, Bocchit Edmond, said