Armed gangs attacked the Carrefour Feuilles neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital, on Tuesday. According to VOA Creole's reporter on the ground, the attack lasted four hours, during which gangs set fire to homes and pillaged their contents.

Haiti’s police say they will step up efforts to combat the country’s deepening gang crisis after a series of fresh attacks in Port-au-Prince forced more families to flee their homes this week. Authorities evacuated students near the famed Oloffson Hotel after gunfire rang out in western parts of the capital,

Haitian armed gangs set fire overnight to Radio Television Caraibes building in downtown Port-au-Prince, not far from the National Palace. RTVC had moved its daily operations to the suburb of Petionville because of a spike in gang violence.