Jean Marie Ralph Féthière is a Haitian politician. He is a Senator from the north and a member of the ruling PHTK party.[1][2] On September 23, 2019, while trying to leave Parliament amid a crowd as the government was voting to confirm a new prime minister, Féthière drew a handgun and fired toward the crowd. Dieu-Nalio Chery, a photographer for the Associated Press, suffered injuries to his face from bullet fragments, while a security guard named Leon Leblanc was also injured.[1][3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Niemietz, Brian (September 23, 2019). "Senator in Haiti opens fire outside parliament, shoots journalist and security guard". New York Daily News. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Haiti senator opens fire outside parliament, wounds photographer | Arab News". 24 September 2019.
  3. ↑ Nicoll, Ruaridh (September 23, 2019). "Haiti: photojournalist shot in face as senator opens fire outside parliament". The Guardian. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Haiti senator opens fire outside parliament, wounding two". BBC News. September 23, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2019.


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