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Haiti President Jovenel Moise Assassinated In Home Attack

Two unidentified individuals attacked Moise’s home and killed him around 1 am. local time.
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July 7, 2021
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Haiti’s President Jovenel Moise was killed in an assassination attempt after an invasion of his private residence early on Wednesday, according to the country’s acting Prime Minister Claude Joseph.

In a statement, Joseph confirmed two unidentified individuals attacked Moise’s home and killed him around 1 am. local time.

“The security situation in the country is under the control of the Haitian National Police and the Haitian Armed Forces,” the statement added. “All measures are being taken to guarantee the continuity of the State and to protect the Nation.”

This is a breaking news story and will be updated with more information.

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Stephen Michael is FWRD AXIS' Co-founder and Chief Political Reporter. Since the site launch in November 2020, Michael has broken several stories in his coverage of the Democratic primaries and 2020 presidential election, including departures and policy decisions. In the past two years, he has covered Joe Biden's third run to the presidency. Michael also reported extensively on the Senate race in his home state of Texas. In 2019 and 2020, Michael earned praise for his election coverage between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, being named an award-winning journalist by the LOGOS. Michael joined FWRD AXIS from PopWrapped, where he served as the senior political reporter and covered the final year of the Trump administration. Michael is a two-time graduate of the University of the Incarnate Word.
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