The article reports that a gang near Haiti's capital ambushed and killed three police officers on Sunday in the latest attack against an under-resourced and underfunded police department that has reported nearly two dozen officers slain so far this year. The killings occurred in Thomassin, a largely upper-class neighborhood just south of the capital of Port-au-Prince that is controlled by a gang called "Ti Makak," which translates to "Little Macaques." Prime Minister Ariel Henry condemned the killings and extended his condolences. The article also reports that at least 21 police officers have been killed so far this year as gangs continue to fight over territory and grow more powerful since the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. The U.N. estimates that gangs now control up to 80% of Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas.

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