Haitian Authorities Say The Gang That Killed Haiti's President Included 26 Colombians And Two Haitian Americans
Police lined up the 17 assassination suspects, including two American citizens and 15 Columbians, behind a table displaying an array of firearms, machetes, sledgehammers and several Colombian passports
* Police say the gang that killed Haiti's president included 26 Colombians and two Haitian Americans
* Haitian police identified James Solages and Joseph Vincent as two US citizens suspected in assassination plot
* Both are of Haitian descent and they are among 17 suspects detained in the killing of President Jovenel Moïse
* The rest of the detained, dead and at-large suspects, are Colombian nationals, according to police officials
* After saying seven died, police now say three other suspects were killed by cops and eight are on the run
* Solages is the president of the board of directors of Jacmel First, a charity founded in south Florida in 2019
* The charity focuses on ending childhood hunger in Haiti including through education, its website reads
* Solages' bio describes him as ex-guard for Canadian embassy in Haiti, and a 'certified diplomatic agent'
* At least two of the men brought in alive were found hiding in bushes by a mob of civilians who attacked them
* Moïse was shot 12 times in Wednesday's early morning raid on his mansion in the hills above Port-au-Prince
Haitian police now say that two US citizens are among 17 alleged 'foreign mercenaries' who have been arrested in the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. James Solages, 35, and Joseph Vincent, both US citizens of Haitian descent, were arrested along with 15 Colombian nationals over Wednesday's brazen raid on Moïse's mansion in the hills above Port-au-Prince, according to Haitian police.
Solanges, who lives in Fort Lauderdale, is the president of a charity based in south Florida and claims to be a former bodyguard at Canada's embassy in Haiti. Vincent lives in the Miami area. Both men were born in Haiti, officials said.
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More News On the Assassination Of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse
2 US men, ex-Colombia soldiers held in Haiti assassination -- AP
Ex-Colombian military, Haitian Americans suspected in killing of Haiti president -- Reuters
2 South Florida men, 26 Colombians involved in Moïse assassination, Haiti police say -- Miami Herald
Haiti Names James Solages, a U.S. Citizen, as Assassination Suspect -- NYTimes
Two Americans among 15 detained over assassination of Haitian President -- CNN
2 Haitian Americans arrested in President Jovenel Moïse assassination, officials say -- FOX News
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