Police under siege as fire destroys Port-au-Prince’s Hotel Oloffson
When smoke rose from the Hotel Oloffson on July 5, police were already fighting deadly battles nearby. Within less than 24 hours, the destruction came as two officers were killed in separate gang ambushes: Olrich Joseph of the SWATT unit died in Viard, Kenscoff, and another Anti-Gang Tactical Unit (UTAG) member was gunned down in Charrier, near Saint-Marc. In Kenscoff, gangs torched a police armored vehicle, mocking the nation’s fragile security apparatus. The post Police under siege as fire destroys […]
