We’re learning more about the suspects that have been arrested in connection with the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.
Haitian authorities say they’ve detained 17 people. According to the authorities, two of the men arrested are American citizens.
NPR’s Jason Beaubien has covered Haiti extensively. On today’s Morning Edition he reports that:
One of the American citizens arrested is 35-years-old and the other is 55-years-old, according to Haitian officials. Both are reportedly residents of Florida. Canada’s foreign ministry says that the younger of the two suspects worked briefly at the Canadian Embassy in Haiti as a bodyguard.
The other 15 suspects are all from Colombia. Colombian police and military officials say they all have military backgrounds.
Video footage has emerged that shows a well-orchestrated attack. In the video you see pickup trucks driving up to the president’s residence and people in clear military formation. There are no indications of the president’s security guards being injured. At this point, it does not appear as if there was much security at the resistance.
