American-made guns and ammunition?

Probably. Because we're among the worst worldwide proliferators.

From the start, it could have been a beacon of freedom, an example of brave independence. But the powers couldn’t let that happen. This awful timeline, dammit. It’s heartbreaking. And terrifying.

When they were successful after their revolution, they assisted Cuba's very large population of "slaves" trying to gain their freedom, too, but, unfortunately, that revolution failed during that attempt so long ago.

Anyone who has bothered to learn what has happened to Haiti after they gained what should have been their freedom, as the US gained its freedom, under far less brutal authorities, also learned they were never allowed a moment of peace, but continued to be targeted by powerful predators, and driven immediately into another kind of servitude.

In the meantime, Washington has carried on as if nothing has ever happened, and has protected the rights of groups which succeeded in turning a profit from the people of Haiti at their great, great expense. They never were able to get a moment's peace after struggling so hard, suffering so greatly.

It could drive people of conscience insane, couldn't it?

And our wretched refusal to imagine, even, making reparations. France making them buy themselves back….

World Mar 1, 2024 7:38 PM EST

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian police were overwhelmed by a series of coordinated violent attacks by gang members across the capital in which four officers were killed, a national police spokesman said Friday.

The attacks Thursday in Port-au-Prince were led by gunmen who opened fire on targets including Haiti’s international airport and seized control of two police stations, prompting people to flee dozens of communities in fear as schools and businesses closed.

“The situation yesterday was horrible,” spokesman Garry Desrosiers said in an interview with Radio Caraibes. “The city center was at war.”

Jimmy Chérizier, a former elite police officer known as Barbecue who now runs a gang federation known as G9 and Family and Allies, claimed responsibility for the attacks.

He said the objective was to capture Haiti’s police chief and government ministers and prevent the return of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who was in Kenya to push for the U.N.-backed deployment of police from the East African nation to fight gangs in Haiti.

More:
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/haitian-police-spokesman-says-new-gang-attacks-across-capital-overwhelmed-officers

The violence is bring fueled by warring ex pats sending arms and money to gangs and factional groups all vying for power.

Are there proxy powers behind them? Probably, but it doesn't matter at this point. It's self sustaining.

perhaps the international community can step in and help....