Justice for Wanderson Zamy: Haitian Youth Says NO to Fear
by the death of young influencer Wanderson Zamy, many people took to the streets of the West Department, particularly in Delmas, last Thursday, August 21, to protest, demand justice, and at the same time, pay a final tribute to the one who brought laughter with his social media content before his life was brutally cut short.
By La Rédaction · Port-au-Prince
· 3 min read · Updated 24 April 2026
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Outraged by the death of young influencer Wanderson Zamy, many people took to the streets of the West Department, particularly in Delmas, last Thursday, August 21, to protest, demand justice, and at the same time, pay a final tribute to the one who brought laughter with his social media content before his life was brutally cut short.
As early as 10 AM, the crowd began to gather to walk the streets and head to the scene of the tragedy, in front of the premises of the Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training (MENFP). The participants, mainly young people, strongly demanded justice for him. Wanderson Zamy was fatally wounded by a bullet when security agents from the said ministry attempted to disperse a demonstration of trainee teachers demanding their integration.
“I didn’t really know him, he wasn’t a friend, but it affected me a lot,” says Kervens, an 18-year-old. He goes on to express his fear and anxiety regarding this phenomenon. As Peterson Adolphe, another TikTok influencer, points out, “Zamy is not the first, the list is long.”
Indeed, we remember: ▪︎ Grégory Saint-Hilaire, fatally wounded within the premises of the École Normale Supérieure (ENS) on October 2, 2020. ▪︎ Jean Félix Remonica, killed by a stray bullet in Fontamara 27 on October 1, 2022. ▪︎ Jean Louis Samuel, a student returning from class, killed by a stray bullet on May 24, 2023. ▪︎ Lebelt (Macénat) Massenat, shot dead by a stray bullet in a classroom on February 11, 2025. The list is long and testifies to rampant insecurity. Young people, in particular, see their brothers, sisters, comrades, colleagues, friends, or spouses succumb daily to this crisis that is plaguing the country.
“Fòk nou leve kanpe, pou nou di NON” (We must stand up and say NO), Peterson Adolphe forcefully declares, expressing his frustration, fear, and exasperation. “Young people feel trapped, misunderstood, and defenseless,” adds another demonstrator during this march to demand justice for Wanderson Zamy and security for the entire population. In response to the outrage, the MENFP published a statement announcing that measures had been taken against the security agents involved: fifteen of them have been suspended and their service weapons handed over to judicial authorities.
From the Prime Minister's Office (Primature), the political discourse has not changed. In a statement dated August 20, 2025, His Excellency Alix Didier Fils-Aimé wrote: “The Prime Minister's Office condemns with the utmost firmness this barbaric act, unworthy of our society.” But no mention of concrete support for Zamy’s family was made.
The statement continues: “Firm instructions have been given for full light to be shed on this assassination and for the perpetrators to be quickly apprehended and brought to justice.” And further: “The Government, at the highest level, works day and night, with all competent institutions, to restore peace, strengthen security, and guarantee every citizen the sacred right to life.”
These words ring hollow for many, while displaced people from Kenscoff and those in the ONA and OPC camps still hope to return to their homes. Haitian youth, the future of the country, are fed up. Fed up with living in fear, insecurity, unemployment, and darkness. Promises must stop. Leaders must stop merely observing, stop condemning with words. It is time to act. It is time to reassure young people, so that none of them ever again have to fear ending up like Wanderson Zamy, whose life was cut short too soon.
Indeed, we remember: ▪︎ Grégory Saint-Hilaire, fatally wounded within the premises of the École Normale Supérieure (ENS) on October 2, 2020. ▪︎ Jean Félix Remonica, killed by a stray bullet in Fontamara 27 on October 1, 2022. ▪︎ Jean Louis Samuel, a student returning from class, killed by a stray bullet on May 24, 2023. ▪︎ Lebelt (Macénat) Massenat, shot dead by a stray bullet in a classroom on February 11, 2025. The list is long and testifies to rampant insecurity. Young people, in particular, see their brothers, sisters, comrades, colleagues, friends, or spouses succumb daily to this crisis that is plaguing the country.
“Fòk nou leve kanpe, pou nou di NON” (We must stand up and say NO), Peterson Adolphe forcefully declares, expressing his frustration, fear, and exasperation. “Young people feel trapped, misunderstood, and defenseless,” adds another demonstrator during this march to demand justice for Wanderson Zamy and security for the entire population. In response to the outrage, the MENFP published a statement announcing that measures had been taken against the security agents involved: fifteen of them have been suspended and their service weapons handed over to judicial authorities.
From the Prime Minister's Office (Primature), the political discourse has not changed. In a statement dated August 20, 2025, His Excellency Alix Didier Fils-Aimé wrote: “The Prime Minister's Office condemns with the utmost firmness this barbaric act, unworthy of our society.” But no mention of concrete support for Zamy’s family was made.
The statement continues: “Firm instructions have been given for full light to be shed on this assassination and for the perpetrators to be quickly apprehended and brought to justice.” And further: “The Government, at the highest level, works day and night, with all competent institutions, to restore peace, strengthen security, and guarantee every citizen the sacred right to life.”
These words ring hollow for many, while displaced people from Kenscoff and those in the ONA and OPC camps still hope to return to their homes. Haitian youth, the future of the country, are fed up. Fed up with living in fear, insecurity, unemployment, and darkness. Promises must stop. Leaders must stop merely observing, stop condemning with words. It is time to act. It is time to reassure young people, so that none of them ever again have to fear ending up like Wanderson Zamy, whose life was cut short too soon.
