An American missionary couple, Natalie and Davy Lloyd, were tragically murdered on the night of Thursday May 23 in Lyzon in the Plaine du Cul de Sac.
The armed attack took place in an orphanage where they were carrying out their mission.
A third victim named Jude Montis also lost his life in this attack.
According to the explanations of a witness, the missionaries and the director of the Union Mixed Institute of Hope found themselves trapped in a space begging for help under fire from the attackers.
Three hours after the attack began, their deaths were confirmed..
The victims, Davy and Natalie Lloyd and Jude Montis, belonged to the organization Mission in Haiti Inc.
Natalie Lloyd is the daughter of Missouri Republican Representative Ben Baker.
After the crime was announced, the White House called for the rapid deployment of an international force to Haiti.
“The security situation in Haiti cannot wait,” said a spokesperson for the National Security Council of the American executive branch on Friday, adding: “Our thoughts are with the families of those killed.”
For his part, Donald Trump, Republican candidate for the presidency of the United States, judged the situation in Haiti to be out of control and called for the killers of the missionaries to be put out of harm’s way as quickly as possible.
Note that this crime aroused great emotion in the United States.
The US State Department expressed its condolences and offered consular assistance. Missouri Governor Mike Parson called the news “heartbreaking.”
The White House called for the rapid deployment of an international force in Haiti after death of three people including a couple American missionaries.
