Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Haiti: photojournalist shot in face as senator opens fire outside parliament
Source: The Guardian
Haiti: photojournalist shot in face as senator opens fire outside parliament
• Jean Marie Ralph Féthière draws handgun amid chaotic scenes
• Chery Dieu-Nalio avoids serious injury; another man wounded
Ruaridh Nicoll in Port-au-Prince
@Ruaridhnicoll
Mon 23 Sep 2019 19.30 BSTFirst published on Mon 23 Sep 2019 17.41 BST
Two men including a photojournalist have been shot and injured by a Haitian senator who opened fire outside the country’s parliament, amid chaotic scenes as the government attempted to confirm the appointment of a new prime minister.
Chery Dieu-Nalio, an Associated Press photographer, was wounded in the face and a second man, Leon Leblanc, a security guard and driver, was also injured in the incident in the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, on Monday.
Although doctors were reported to be removing bullet fragments from Dieu-Nalio’s face, the injuries are said not to be life-threatening.
Before leaving the scene, Leblanc told reporters he had seen Jean Marie Ralph Féthière, a senator from the north of the country, draw a handgun as he tried to leave the parliamentary precincts through a crowd of protesters.
Another senator, Patrice Dumont, said Féthière warned the crowd he would shoot if they did not let him leave.
-snip-
• Jean Marie Ralph Féthière draws handgun amid chaotic scenes
• Chery Dieu-Nalio avoids serious injury; another man wounded
Ruaridh Nicoll in Port-au-Prince
@Ruaridhnicoll
Mon 23 Sep 2019 19.30 BSTFirst published on Mon 23 Sep 2019 17.41 BST
Two men including a photojournalist have been shot and injured by a Haitian senator who opened fire outside the country’s parliament, amid chaotic scenes as the government attempted to confirm the appointment of a new prime minister.
Chery Dieu-Nalio, an Associated Press photographer, was wounded in the face and a second man, Leon Leblanc, a security guard and driver, was also injured in the incident in the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, on Monday.
Although doctors were reported to be removing bullet fragments from Dieu-Nalio’s face, the injuries are said not to be life-threatening.
Before leaving the scene, Leblanc told reporters he had seen Jean Marie Ralph Féthière, a senator from the north of the country, draw a handgun as he tried to leave the parliamentary precincts through a crowd of protesters.
Another senator, Patrice Dumont, said Féthière warned the crowd he would shoot if they did not let him leave.
-snip-
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/23/haiti-shooting-senator-gun-parliament-photojournalist
Senator Jean Marie Ralph Féthière, fires his gun outside parliament in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 23 September 2019. Chery Dieu-Nalio, an Associated Press photographer, was wounded in the shooting. Photograph: Chery Dieu-Nalio/AP