Vigilante Crowds Target Suspected Haitian Gangs

HAITI – Vigilante killings are said to be surging in Haiti’s capital and surrounding areas, where an additional five men were slain and set on fire Tuesday by a crowd that left one of the bodies near a police station in an upscale community.

According to people in the crowd, the male victims were apparently brought out alive from a slum in Port-au-Prince and then killed.
The Associated Press visited the police station, where authorities declined to comment.

At least 18 people have been reported killed by crowds in Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas since last week, although videos and pictures shared on social media suggest the number is higher.