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Investigators: Two South Florida men involved in assassination of Haitian President Moïse

The police take two detainees to the police station of Petion Ville in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, July 8, 2021. According to Police Chief Leon Charles, the two detained are suspects in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.
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The police take two detainees to the police station of Petion Ville in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, July 8, 2021. According to Police Chief Leon Charles, the two detained are suspects in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Two South Florida men have been arrested in connection with the assassination of Haiti President Jovenel Moïse, the Miami Herald has learned.

James Solages, of Fort Lauderdale, was identified as one of the assailants by Mathias Pierre, a minister in charge of Haitian elections. Pierre did not say if Solages is a U.S. citizen or a permanent U.S. resident.

In an undated video interview in Creole, Solages, who lived in Fort Lauderdale and is from Jacmel in southeast Haiti, called himself a philanthropist and child advocate who was involved in helping school children from the area where he grew up.

A second man arrested in the assassination has been identified as Joseph Vincent, from the Miami area. He’s of Haitian descent and about 56 years old, according to a source familiar with the ongoing investigation. Pierre said he could not confirm the name of the second suspect because the investigation is ongoing.

Read more at news partner the Miami Herald.

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