Martine Moïse emotionally testifies in her husband's assassination trial

Martine Moïse tearfully took the stand Tuesday in a Miami federal courtroom, giving jurors a firsthand account of the terrifying night her husband was killed inside their home in Haiti. 

"I am Martine Moïse," she said. "I told Jo I promised Jo I'd never cry again. I've been waiting for so long. Please forgive me if I am crying."

Martine Moïse said she went to bed around 10 p.m. on July 6, while her husband remained awake working. Just after 1 a.m., she said, she woke up to the sound of gunfire.

"There was a lot of gunfire at 1 a.m.," she testified. "I was afraid. I was shocked. I've never heard so many gunshots."

She told jurors her husband was also awakened and said to her, "Honey, we are dead."

Martine Moïse testified that she dropped to her hands and knees and crawled to check on their children, trying to avoid being hit by a stray bullet as shots rang through the house. 

She also testified that she and Jovenel Moïse had been married nearly 25 years at the time of his death and had built their life together in Haiti after meeting at the University of Quisqueya in Port-au-Prince.

The trial is for four South Florida men accused of helping plan the assassination.

The four co-defendants on trial are Arcangel Pretel Ortiz, Antonio Intriago, Walter Veintemilla, and James Solages.

Federal prosecutors allege they helped organize and finance the plot from South Florida.

 All have pleaded not guilty.