Police in Haiti have said a hit squad composed mostly of retired Colombian soldiers assassinated Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse earlier this week.
The group included 26 Colombians and two Americans of Haitian origin, police chief Léon Charles told reporters.
Eight of the suspects are still on the run, while 17, including the two Americans, have been arrested.
The remaining suspects were shot dead during gun battles with the police in the capital, Port-au-Prince.
In the early hours of Wednesday, a group of gunmen broke into the president’s home and shot him and his wife.
Moïse was found lying on his back with 12 bullet wounds and died at the scene, according to authorities while his wife Martine was seriously injured and has been flown to Florida for treatment.
Colombia’s government has said at least six members of the alleged hit squad appeared to be retired members of its military and pledged to assist Haiti with its investigation efforts.
The US state department, meanwhile, said it could not confirm if any of its citizens had been detained.
