More than a dozen people are arrested in connection with the 2021 assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse, according to US officials. The Vancouver Sun and The Guardian both report that 18 suspects are detained. Moïse, 53, is killed on 7 July 2021 at his private residence after being shot during the attack.
Both outlets describe the killing as carried out by a hired group of mercenaries described as about 20, with military training and connections to Colombia. The Guardian also notes that Moïse’s security detail does not intervene to protect him. While both accounts rely on US officials for the arrest information, they focus on the same core timeline—Moïse’s death in July 2021 and the subsequent US action against suspects years later—without adding major differences in the reported roles or charges.
