Shot Again, Vitelhomme Innocent Narrowly Escapes Daring Police Operation

CROIX-DES-BOUQUETS.— Images from a video that went viral on social media capture the moment Vitelhomme and his accomplices flee in total panic. The leader of the Kraze Baryè gang was wounded again during a determined operation carried out on Saturday, June 7.

Despite the use of surveillance drones, which located him, the formidable criminal narrowly managed to find a loophole to escape.

The 2-minute, 52-second video sequence shows Vitelhomme and his accomplices abandoning two vehicles in full flight on a dirt road, under fire from law enforcement officers. In the ensuing confusion, they quickly dispersed into the fields.

According to a source close to the police institution, officers found communication tools, antibiotics, and a medical prescription intended for Vitelhomme in the abandoned vehicles, corroborating information about the deterioration of his health.

Since the day he desperately fled his stronghold in Torcelle following an operation by the Haitian National Police (PNH), Vitelhomme had taken refuge in Dumay, a locality in Croix-des-Bouquets, where he was treating his injuries.

Jean Mapou