Math teacher who became powerful Haitian gang leader has been killed, former mayor says

Source: Associated Press

Math teacher who became powerful Haitian gang leader has been killed, former mayor says

BY EVENS SANON
Updated 1:56 PM EST, November 13, 2023

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A powerful and feared gang leader in Haiti who was once a math and physics teacher was killed in a neighborhood within a sprawling seaside slum that he controlled for years, local media reported on Monday.

The death of Iskar Andrice, who also has been identified as Iscar Andris, raised concerns that already rampant gang violence could spike further in the vacuum his death created.

Andrice ruled the Belekou community within the Cite Soleil slum where he died, former mayor Esaïe Beauchard told Radio Galaxie FM.

“It’s regrettable that this guy had to be involved in gang activity, because he’s a very intelligent man,” Beauchard said.

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