Gangs have attacked another town in Haiti’s central region, killing at least four people, including an 11-year-old child, a human rights activist told The Associated Press.
At least 15 other people were injured by gunfire, and more than a dozen homes were burned in Petite Rivière, said Bertide Horace, spokesperson for the Commission for Dialogue, Reconciliation and Awareness to Save the Artibonite.
The attack began April 24, but police were still battling gang members on April 28, she said in a phone interview.
Horace shared grisly videos that showed people receiving treatment for serious wounds at a local hospital.
Before she could provide further details, Horace warned that the town being attacked was without power. Her cellphone was then cut off.
While gangs control at least 85 percent of Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital, they have launched attacks in the country’s central region in recent years.
A U.N.-backed mission led by Kenyan police that began last year to help Haitian police quell violence has struggled in its fight against gangs.
More than 5,600 people were killed across Haiti last year, with gang violence leaving more than one million people homeless.
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