Gran Grif gang leader Luckson Elan takes responsibility for the massacre, saying it was in retaliation for civilians remaining passive while police and vigilante groups killed his soldiers
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Some 6,270 people had fled their homes due to the attacks, the UN migration agency said. Most of these are being sheltered by families living in nearby Saint-Marc and other towns, while others are staying in makeshift camps. “For now, reinforcements are at the location to contain the situation and security forces are in control,” the spokesperson said.
Many victims were shot in the head as gang members went house to house, Horace said. “They were left to shoot anybody, everybody was running everywhere. They were walking, shooting people, killing people, burning people, burning homes, burning cars.” The Gran Grif gang is based in the area and has been accused of mass kidnappings, rapes, murders, hijackings and forcing farmers off their lands, as well as child recruitment. Elan was added to the U.N. sanctions list last month.
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