Live Live Updates: Haiti’s President Is Assassinated in What Biden Calls a ‘Heinous’ Act Jovenel Moïse died in an attack on his private residence on the outskirts of the capital, Port-au-Prince. In an interview with The New York Times, Mr. Joseph said that he was the one running the country at the moment. Later Wednesday, in a televised broadcast to the nation, Mr. Joseph presented himself as head of the government and announced that he and his fellow ministers had declared a “state of siege.” Mr. Joseph called for calm. The news of Mr. Moïse’s assassination rocked the Caribbean nation 675 miles southeast of Miami. “The goal of these people was to make an attempt on my life,” President Moïse said at the time.

Source: International New York Times July 07, 2021 11:22 UTC