President Jovenel Moïse Assassinated

President Jovenel Moïse, 53, was shot 12 times by a 28-man mercenary team—mostly Colombian nationals—at his private residence in Pelerin 5, Port-au-Prince. First Lady Martine Moïse was critically wounded and airlifted to a Miami hospital. The assassination created an immediate power vacuum and set off a spiral of state collapse.