Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated by 'highly trained and heavily armed group'

Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in an attack on his private residence early Wednesday, according to a statement from the country's interim prime minister, who called the killing a "hateful, inhumane and barbaric act." First Lady Martine Moïse was shot in the overnight attack and hospitalized, interim Premier Claude Joseph said. Opposition leaders accused Moïse, who was 53, of seeking to increase his power.