The attack in Kenscoff killed at least 47 people and resulted in the kidnapping of more than 50, as gangs exert control.

A Haitian gang threatened to kill more than 50 people abducted during an attack on the Kenscoff community if security forces continue an offensive.

Amnesty International condemns the massacre that took place on the night of August 23–24 in Kenscoff, near Port-au-Prince.