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Haiti Mourns 5 People Killed During Ongoing Protests

Associated Press

   PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - Wails filled a church in Haiti's capital on
   Tuesday during funeral services for five people killed in
   anti-government protests that began more than two months ago.

   Among those killed was 15-year-old Jasmine Pierre, whose father told
   The Associated Press that she was hit inside their home by a stray
   bullet when police began firing at protesters.

   "This really hurts," said her father, Macene Pierre. "I lost my little
   girl. I don't know what I'm going to do."

   Hundreds of people attended the funerals for Pierre and four men, three
   of whom were allegedly shot by police while participating in the
   protests.

   The fourth victim, 25-year-old Bernard Vaudreuil, was working as a moto
   taxi driver when he was shot, said cousin Marie-Ange Laroche.

   "He was not involved in the turmoil," she said. "He was just trying to
   survive."

   More than 40 people have been killed and dozens injured in more than
   two months of demonstrations organized by opposition leaders demanding
   the resignation of President Jovenel Moise amid anger over corruption,
   ballooning inflation and a scarcity of basic goods.

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