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Official: Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated at home

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FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2020 file photo, Haitian President Jovenel Moise arrives for an interview at his home in Petion-Ville, a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Mose was assassinated in an attack on his private residence early Wednesday, July 7, 2021, and First Lady Martine Mose was shot in the overnight attack and hospitalized, according to a statement from the countrys interim prime minister. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery, File)
Soldiers patrol in Petion Ville, the neighborhood where the late Haitian President Jovenel Moise lived in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Mose was assassinated in an attack on his private residence early Wednesday, and First Lady Martine Mose was shot in the overnight attack and hospitalized, according to a statement from the countrys interim prime minister. (AP Photo/Joseph Odelyn)
Ammunition casings lay on the ground near the entrance to the house of late Haitian President Jovenel Moise in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Mose was assassinated in an attack on his private residence early Wednesday, and First Lady Martine Mose was shot in the overnight attack and hospitalized, according to a statement from the countrys interim prime minister. (AP Photo/Joseph Odelyn)
Security forces investigate the perimeters of the residence of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Gunmen assassinated Moise and wounded his wife in their home early Wednesday. (AP Photo/Joseph Odelyn)
FILE - In this May 18, 2021 file photo, Haitian President Jovenel Moise, center, walks with First Lady Martine Moise, left, and interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph, right, during a ceremony marking the 218th anniversary of the creation of the Haitian flag in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Mose was assassinated in an attack on his private residence early Wednesday, and the first lady was shot in the overnight attack and hospitalized, according to a statement from Joseph. (AP Photo/Joseph Odelyn, File)
Ambassador Bocchit Edmond pauses as he speaks of the late Haitian President Jovenel Mose, during an interview with the Associated Press in his office at the Embassy of Haiti in Washington, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. An image of Mose is seen hanging on the wall behind. Mose was assassinated in an attack on his private residence early Wednesday, and first lady Martine Mose was shot in the overnight attack and hospitalized, according to a statement from the country's interim prime minister.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2017 file photo, Haitian President Jovenel Moise hugs his wife Martine after being sworn in at Parliament in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Mose was assassinated in an attack on his private residence early Wednesday, July 7, 2021, and the first lady was shot in the overnight attack and hospitalized, according to a statement from the countrys interim prime minister. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery, File)
FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2019 file photo, university students perform as grade school students recite a lesson on Haiti's constitution and government, during a protest calling for the resignation of President Jovenel Moise so that schools can reopen, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Gunmen assassinated Moise and wounded his wife in their home early Wednesday, July 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
Youths play soccer on an empty street in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Haitis President Jovenel Moise has been assassinated by gunmen in his home early Wednesday. His wife was wounded in the attack. (AP Photo/Joseph Odelyn)
Children walk on an empty in front of the cathedral that was destroyed by the 2010 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Haitis President Jovenel Moise has been assassinated by gunmen in his home early Wednesday. His wife was wounded in the attack. (AP Photo/Joseph Odelyn)
FILE - In this May 23, 2018, file photo, Haiti's President Jovenel Moise, left, and First Lady Martine Moise, in red, receive Spain's Queen Letizia Ortiz at the national Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Mose was assassinated after a group of unidentified people attacked his private residence, the countrys interim prime minister said in a statement Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Mose's wife, First Lady Martine Mose, is hospitalized, interim Premier Claude Joseph said. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery, File)
A forensic investigator carries a bagful of bullet casings collected at the residence of Haiti's President Jovenel Moise, near the leaders residence where he was killed by gunmen in the early morning hours, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Joseph Odelyn)
Pedestrians walk on a street empty of traffic near the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Gunmen assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moise and wounded his wife in their home early Wednesday. (AP Photo/Joseph Odelyn)
People ride their motorcycles on a street empty of traffic near the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Gunmen assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moise and wounded his wife in their home early Wednesday. (AP Photo/Joseph Odelyn)
A vendor crosses a street empty of traffic near the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Gunmen assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moise and wounded his wife in their home early Wednesday. (AP Photo/Joseph Odelyn)
FILE - In this April 7, 2018, file photo, Haiti's President Jovenel Moise, center, leaves the museum during a ceremony marking the 215th anniversary of revolutionary hero Toussaint Louverture's death, at the National Pantheon museum in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Mose was assassinated after a group of unidentified people attacked his private residence, the countrys interim prime minister said in a statement Wednesday, July 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery, File)
Photographed through the windshield, a vehicle leaves the entrance to the residence of late Haitian President Jovenel Moise in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Mose was assassinated in an attack on his private residence early Wednesday, and First Lady Martine Mose was shot in the overnight attack and hospitalized, according to a statement from the countrys interim prime minister. (AP Photo/Joseph Odelyn)
A member of security forces cordons off access to the residence of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Gunmen assassinated Moise and wounded his wife in their home early Wednesday. (AP Photo/Joseph Odelyn)
Journalists gather near a mural featuring Haitian President Jovenel Moise, near the leaders residence where he was killed by gunmen in the early morning hours, and his wife was wounded, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Claude Joseph, the interim prime minister, confirmed the killing and said the police and military were in control of security in Haiti. (AP Photo/Joseph Odelyn)
FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2020, file photo, Haiti's President Jovenel Moise speaks during an interview at his home in Petion-Ville, a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Sources say Moise was assassinated at home, first lady hospitalized amid political instability. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery, File)
An investigator places an evidence marker next to a bullet casing outside the residence of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Gunmen assassinated Moise and wounded his wife in their home early Wednesday. (AP Photo/Joseph Odelyn)

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FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2020 file photo, Haitian President Jovenel Moise arrives for an interview at his home in Petion-Ville, a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Mose was assassinated in an attack on his private residence early Wednesday, July 7, 2021, and First Lady Martine Mose was shot in the overnight attack and hospitalized, according to a statement from the countrys interim prime minister. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery, File)