US Military Trained Suspects Allegedly Involved in Haitian President’s Assassination: Pentagon

Suspects in the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moise are presented to the media by Hatian authorities in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on July 8, 2021. STR/AFP via Getty Images

A Pentagon spokesperson said that several suspects who were allegedly involved in the assassination of Haitian President Joivel Moise last week were once trained by the U.S. military.

The suspects who were trained by the U.S. military were Colombian, said Department of Defense (DoD) Lt. Col. Ken Hoffman said in a statement.