Last Updated on: 30th October 2022, 07:23 am
Who is Eric Jean Baptiste? Biography, Wiki
Eric Jean Baptiste, a Haitian politician, was shot dead outside his home, authorities said, amid rising international concern over gang violence, political unrest, and humanitarian crises that have gripped the country.
Baptiste was killed outside his home in the capital Port-au-Prince on Friday night, local police told CNN.
He was a leader of the Rally of National Progressive Democrats (RNDP), a small political party in Haiti, and launched a long-running presidential bid in 2016.
Eric Jean Baptiste Age
His current age was 52 years.
What Were The Details Of An Incident?
The famous Haitian politician was apparently killed in a gang attack in an affluent suburb of the capital Port-au-Prince, Haitian media reported on Saturday amid a gang blockade of a fuel terminal that sparked a humanitarian crisis.
Eric-Jean Baptiste, leader of the Rally of National Progressive Democrats (RDNP) political party, was returning to his home in the Laboule 12 district on Friday night when attackers riddled his car with bullets.
Police Investigation Report
It was initially unclear who was responsible for the attack. The Haitian National Police did not respond to a Reuters request for comment.
A security guard was also killed in the attack, the police spokesman said. Baptiste survived an earlier assassination attempt in 2018 and escaped with a gunshot wound.
Laboule 12 is now increasingly under the control of a gang known as Ti Makak, who in recent years have risen from obscurity into a powerful criminal group involved in extortion and kidnapping.
The killing follows the August killing of former Haitian Senator Yvon Buissereth in the same region; a crime that a state official accused Ti Makak of.
