Haiti Gang Attack Kills at Least 47 in Kenscoff Church Shelter

A gang coalition stormed Kenscoff, killing at least 47 people and abducting others. The mayor describes a night of terror amid expanding gang control.

The brutal attack occurred on Sunday in the town of Kenscoff, Haiti in the hills above the capital.

The latest attack comes as Haiti prepares for general elections scheduled for December 13 — the country's first in more than a decade. Voter registration is underway, but experts have warned that widespread insecurity could make holding credible elections extremely difficult.

Assailants attacked displaced people huddling inside a church in the Kenscoff neighborhood of Port-au-Prince on Sunday, killing some of them execution-style.

Assailants attacked displaced people huddling inside a church in the Kenscoff neighborhood of Port-au-Prince on Sunday, killing some of them execution-style.

At least 47 people were killed and 22 more injured in an overnight gang raid on a neighbourhood overlooking Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince, the UN said on Monday, prompting anger over the lack of protection from repeated deadly attacks. The United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti ‌said estimates could still change

At least 30 people have been killed in a gang attack on a hillside community that overlooks routes into Haiti's capital.

Haiti gang raid leaves 47 dead, as residents demand stronger protections  Reuters

Hillside town occupies a strategic position overlooking Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Aug 24 - At least 30 people were killed in a gang raid in the neighborhood of Kenscoff near Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince, Kenscoff's mayor Jean Massillon told Reuters on Monday.