Port-au-Prince, Haiti — A human rights group claims that gang members in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, killed at least 184 people, the majority of victims were aged. A local gang leader reportedly targeted them because his kid became unwell and eventually passed away, according to the National Human Rights Defence Network (RNDDH). Reports further added that the gang leader sought counsel from a traditional priest, who attributed the boy's mysterious ailment to a "magical activity" by elderly neighbors. The United Nations reports that gang violence in Haiti has escalated to the point that "a staggering 5,000" people have been killed this year. However, local reports suggest that around 7,000 people have been murdered in gang violence throughout the year.
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