Gangs killed Missouri politician Ben Baker’s daughter Natalie and son-in-law in Haiti, which is very violent.
Ben Baker, a Republican politician from the US, said today that his missionary daughter was killed in Haiti.
It is thought that she died with her husband, Davy.
Baker said that his daughter Natalie and her partner Davy lived and worked as missionaries in Haiti full-time.
In a Facebook post, the man from Missouri said, “My heart is broken in a thousand pieces.” This hurts like never before.
“As most of you know, my daughter Davy and her husband Natalie Lloyd are missionaries in Haiti full time.
“Gangs attacked them this evening and killed both of them.” They both went to Heaven.
“Please pray for my family; we need strength so badly.” Also, please pray for the Lloyd family. Right now I don’t have any more words to say.”
A lot of people shared their sadness and condolences on social media.
Someone wrote, “Oh Ben, my heart hurts for all of you.” There are no words.
“I will pray over all of you. Lots of love to all of you.”
“We are crying out your family’s name in prayer tonight,” someone said.
“We are so terribly sorry,” said someone else.
TAKEOVER BY A GANG
Since 2020, there has been a terrible gang war in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. The war is between major criminal groups and groups that support them.
It has been hard for the Haitian government and security forces to keep the city under control. By last year, more than 200 gangs were said to be in charge of up to 90% of the city.
Every day, people there are fighting to stay alive.
Gang members were fighting to get acting prime minister Ariel Henry to step down in March, which led to violence all over the capital.
Gangs broke into two prisons and freed thousands of people, including Ti Greg, the leader of the Delmas 95 gang. This started a new era of violence that brought Haiti to the edge of collapse.
As warring groups worked together to launch coordinated attacks, thousands of people were killed and there were reports of widespread rape, arson, and kidnappings.
As bodies piled up in the streets, the US military flew embassy staff out of the country and rushed to make the embassy safer.
People from a number of diplomatic missions, such as US workers and the German ambassador, left the capital.
The Haitian government put in place a curfew and declared a state of emergency. Henry, who was acting prime minister, agreed to step down once a transitional government was set up.
In April, Haiti’s transition council took over, which made Henry’s resignation official. The country then started to try to get back to a safe state.
But the feared warlord Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier is still around today.
It is said that Barbecue, a murderous former top cop, got his name by setting his victims on fire.
He is in charge of G9, the most dangerous group of gangs in the capital, and has been terrorizing the poorest parts of the city for a long time.
