Haitian President Jovenel Moïse Assassinated | GOVERNMEND

Haiti’s first lady, Martine Moïse, also sustained gunshot injuries and has now been admitted into the hospital.

Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in a night-time attack by a group of yet-to-be-identified individuals who attacked his private residence, the country’s interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph said in a Wednesday statement.

The nation’s first lady, Martine Moïse, also sustained gunshot injuries and has now been admitted into the hospital, according to local media reports.

Mr Joseph’s statement said the attack occurred around 1 a.m. on Wednesday after a group of unidentified people, some of whom spoke Spanish and whom local media called “foreign elements,” attacked the private residence of the president, fatally wounding the head of state. The president’s residence has also corroborated the statement.