Four gunmen suspected of killing Haiti’s president shot dead by police

Police stand near a mural featuring Haitian President Jovenel Moise, near the leader’s residence where he was killed by gunmen (Joseph Odelyn/AP)

A squad of gunmen assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moise and wounded his wife, with four suspects later shot dead by police.

Three police officers held hostage by the suspected gunmen were freed late on Wednesday, said Leon Charles, chief of Haiti’s National Police, while two arrests were made.