ARTICLE - UDMO AGENT KILLED IN THE BRH

AN UDMO AGENT KILLED IN THE BRH
(Haiti Libre) -

Yesterday, in the middle of day, Yacinthe Hudson, an agent of the Departmental Unit for the Maintenance of Order (UDMO) assigned to the airport police station, was killed following an altercation with a security guard. Agent Hudson had gone to the Bank of the Republic of Haiti (BRH) to complete a transaction. An altercation took place and he received several large caliber projectiles.

Michel-Ange Gédéon, Head of the Departmental Direction of the West (DDO) gave a further explanation and informed that an investigation has begun. "This is a police officer who had come to do a transaction and following an altercation according to the initial information that has been given to us, this man was killed inside the bank. The office of criminal cases, and forensic sciences are here to assess the crime scene in order to shed light on what happened [...] We have not yet analyzed the weapons of the agent [UDMO]. He had weapons on him. There were a number of police officers inside and people who were there to make transactions, and according to testimony, the first information we have shows that things do not necessarily happen like they are initially explained. We will not anticipate before the investigation, but it is sure that there are people who have been witness to the incident; the cashier [3 cashiers in total] who were in front. We'll have to go to the police station with them to take their testimony, as well as the security guards who were on duty at the bank. We will also conduct a ballistic study of the weapons of these security guards to see who fired. [...] The UDMO agent was hit by several shots and we will analyze the body [...] There was a security guard who was wounded in the leg and we will also hear his version [...]"

Shortly after, the direction of the BRH issued a note signed by Philip W. Lahens, Deputy Governor of the BRH. "The Bank of the Republic of Haiti (BRH) informs the public that during the day of 2 September 2011, an incident occurred at its counters at Rue Pavee. As part of this incident, a gunman was killed. The judiciary called to the scene made ​​the legal finding and the police were made aware of the incident.

The BRH deplores this incident, and has been assured by the police authorities that provisions will be taken to avoid the repetition of such acts for the normal functioning of the institution and the security of the area.