Haiti gang members kill around 40 displaced people in church attack near capital

Gang members in Haiti carried out a violent overnight raid on a neighborhood and a church sheltering displaced people in Kenscoff, located in the hills above the capital of Port-au-Prince. Local officials and reports stated that between 40 and 47 people were killed, with dozens of others sustaining injuries during the Sunday night attack described by a local mayor as a night of terror.

The massacre underscores the ongoing extreme violence and security crisis plaguing the region surrounding Haiti's capital. In the aftermath of the raid, local residents have publicly gathered to demand stronger protections against the relentless gang violence affecting displaced communities.