Suspected gang members were reportedly beaten and burned to death by a mob in the streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital.
Horrifying videos of the vigilante’s actions surfaced on social media and showed the alleged gang members with burnt tires around their necks.
The incident began when members of the criminal gangs broke into houses in the early hours of Monday morning.
“It was 3 in the morning. The gangs invaded us. There were shots, shots. This neighborhood is a quiet area, all the people around are peaceful citizens,” a neighbor told AFP.
The Haitian National Police later rounded up several suspected gang members and residents saw their chance for revenge.
They took out the suspected gang members and beat them and then burned them to death.
“More than a dozen people who were on board this vehicle were unfortunately lynched by members of the population,” the Haitian National Police said in a statement.
A 15-year-old neighbor told AFP that the neighbors were ready to attack the gangs again.
“If the gangs come to invade us, we will defend ourselves!” said the unnamed resident. “We had our guns, we had our machetes! We’re going to take their guns, we’re not going to run away!”
The brutal incident erupted as Haitians tried to deal with the chaos that erupted after the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry praised the Haitian National Police for helping to restore “order and peace in our cities and neighborhoods.”
Criminal gangs are said to control large regions of the country which is also facing an ongoing humanitarian crisis.
“We don’t ask for much. Gang members have invaded the area. We want the police to confront them. We are on our own. We have nothing,” said another resident.
Here is a local news video of the horrific incident:
More than a dozen suspected gang members stoned and burned alive in Haiti • FRANCE 24 Englishwww.youtube.com
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