Haiti President Jovenel Moise assassinated: Interim PM Claude Joseph

In a shocking announcement, Haiti's interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph reported that President Jovenel Moise has been assassinated. "A group of individuals who have not been identified, some of whom were speaking Spanish, attacked the private residence of the President of the Republic and fatally injured the Head of State," Joseph said in a statement. The First Lady was also shot along with the deceased President, but she has survived the attack and is currently under strict security and medical observation. As per initial reports, Moise family was attacked in his home in the hills above Port-au-Prince. An official said Wednesday that Haitian President Jovenel Moise has been assassinated at home and the first lady has been hospitalized amid political instability in the Caribbean country.

In a shocking announcement, Haiti's interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph reported that President Jovenel Moise has been assassinated.

"A group of individuals who have not been identified, some of whom were speaking Spanish, attacked the private residence of the President of the Republic and fatally injured the Head of State," Joseph said in a statement.