Wednesday evening, Pierre Borgelon (38 years), an agent of the Motorized Intervention Brigade (BIM) was killed by 12 bullets in his neighborhood, to the ruelle Alerte, by several unidentified individuals traveling in motorcycles, who seized his service weapon. The Principal Inspector, Garry Desrosiers, Deputy Spokesman of the Haitian National Police, said that according to witnesses there were between 3 and 5 attackers.

Also that day, a police officer of the Brigade of Operation and Intervention Departmental (BOID) https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-14314-haiti-security-boid-a-new-specialized-police-brigade.html was attacked and injured by individuals on a motorcycle. During the crossfire the police managed to kill one of his attackers and was wounded. According to Commissioner Frantz Lerebours, who confirmed the facts, the life of the police officer would not be in danger.

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