Jean Marie Ralph Féthière draws handgun amid chaotic scenes
Chery Dieu-Nalio avoids serious injury; another man wounded
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. Read More…..https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/23/haiti-shooting-senator-gun-parliament-photojournalist?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other