NEW DELHI: On Friday, three Christian preachers from an Oklahoma-based vision were killed in an invasion by a gang in Haiti.
The incident took place on Thursday around 9 p.m. CDT ( 0200 GMT ) when gang members opened fire on the home where the missionaries were looking for safety.
Haiti has been grappling with decades of gang violence, forcing the authorities to flee. Antony Blinken, the secretary of state for the US, has warned that the nation is on the verge of a failed position.
Although Haiti’s major international airports in Port une Prince recently reopened following a nearly three-month closure due to dangerous gang-related violence, gangs still control a sizable portion of the capital, and Haiti’s major seaport is still closed.
This serves as a reminder that Haiti’s security situation cannot wait, according to State Department official Matthew Miller.” Alas, this serves as a reminder that too many innocent lives are lost in Haiti.”
According to Missouri state representative Ben Baker, his daughter Natalie Lloyd and his son-in-law, Davy Lloyd, who were full-time preachers, were among those who died. Davy Lloyd was the son of the firm’s owners, David and Alicia Lloyd, who established Operations in Haiti in 2000.
The fourth person’s identity has not been made public.
The pair was leaving a religion when three gang-filled cars attacked them, according to Operations in Haiti. The crew members beat Davy Lloyd before taking the party’s vehicles and some things and leaving, then took him to a house, tied him up, and left him.
The firm reported that a second gang had arrived afterward to assess the situation and offer assistance, but the details of their involvement are still undetermined. During this minute group’s presence, one man was shot and killed, leading the group to provide “full attack mode”.
