Seguin Attack Death Toll Confirmed at 7+; 4,000 Displaced as Anti-Gang Unit Deploys to Sud-Est

The death toll from the April 13 gang attacks in Seguin, Marigot commune (Sud-Est department) was confirmed at at least seven people killed on April 14, 2026, with local officials fearing additional victims had not yet been located in remote mountain terrain. Attackers burned the local police sub-station and several police vehicles, erasing the community's only formal security presence. Over 4,000 people had fled the Seguin area by April 14 — representing the largest gang-driven displacement ever recorded in the Sud-Est department. Haiti's Anti-Gang Tactical Unit (UTAG) was deployed to the region as emergency reinforcements. The attacks were attributed to armed groups affiliated with the Viv Ansanm coalition, whose expansion from Port-au-Prince and the Artibonite into the south marked an alarming new front in gang territorial expansion. Residents and local officials described the attacks as 'orchestrated' rather than spontaneous, suggesting advance planning by armed networks. The same day, gang activity from Savien-based groups was reported in the Artibonite, indicating coordinated multi-front pressure on Haitian security forces.