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New York City's Haitian Community Reacts to President's Assassination

There is stunned reaction to the assassination in Flatbush, considered 'Little Haiti' with 20% of its residents from the Caribbean island. "We're getting a number of calls into our offices, in terms of direction.

There is stunned reaction to the assassination in Flatbush, considered 'Little Haiti' with 20% of its residents from the Caribbean island.

"We're getting a number of calls into our offices, in terms of direction. People are afraid for their family members who are overseas. And so that would trigger the request political asylum," said New York State Assemblymember Rodneyese Bichotte Hermelyn. "We condemn the assassination and pray for the Moise family, and we pray for hope and for healing for the people of Haiti."

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Hatii (WABC) -- There is stunned reaction to the assassination in Flatbush, considered 'Little Haiti' with 20% of its residents from the Caribbean island.

"We're getting a number of calls into our offices, in terms of direction. People are afraid for their family members who are overseas. And so [...]




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