Security forces protecting Haiti’s leader provided covering fire as he left a hospital in Port-au-Prince after an interview, highlighting the ongoing violence in the gang-ravaged nation. The interim Prime Minister, Garry Conille, was being interviewed at a hospital destroyed by gangs when repeated gunfire erupted in a nearby neighborhood. Despite the gunfire being a common occurrence in Port-au-Prince, security forces took action to ensure the safety of the prime minister.
Following the interview, officials and the source team were escorted away in cars, with additional shots fired as they departed onto the main road. The Haitian National Police and the Multinational Security Support (MSS) confirmed that the shots were fired by troops to provide cover for the prime minister's departure. Subsequently, security forces investigated the source of the gunfire in the neighborhood and restored calm.
