Police killed five armed environmental protection agents Wednesday during the third consecutive day of demonstrations that have paralyzed the country amid growing demands that Prime Minister Ariel Henry resign.
The deadly shooting between police and agents with Haiti’s Security Brigade for Protected Areas occurred in the Laboule, Lionel Lazarre, head of a police union known as Synapoha said.
Police were seen towing a pickup truck emblazoned with the environmental agency's name and whose windshield was marked by several bullet holes.
The police did not immediately respond to a request for more details, or whether there had been any police casualties.