Two U.S. Citizens Arrested in Haitian President’s Assassination
July 9th, 2021Via: USA Today:
Two men believed to be Haitian Americans were arrested in connection with Wednesday’s brazen assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, an attack that jolted the Caribbean country and fueled further political chaos.
Authorities also said 15 Colombian nationals were among the group of more than two dozen who were part of the assassination, Haitian government officials said in a press conference late Thursday.
Haitian police identified James Solages, 35, and Joseph Vincent, 55, as the two American citizens involved in the overnight attack that also seriously wounded Haiti’s First Lady, Martine Moïse. Solages, who most recently lived in South Florida, identified himself on a charity website as a former bodyguard at the Canadian Embassy in Port-au-Prince.
Late Thursday, Colombia’s government said six of the suspects in Haiti, including two of those killed, were retired member of Colombia’s army, though it didn’t release their identities.
Haitian authorities say Moïse was killed by a group of “mercenaries” at his private residence early Wednesday morning.
