Gunmen shot and killed a Baptist minister who
was Haiti's most popular radio personality on Monday, the radio
station's owner said. The Rev. Jean Moles Lovinsky Berthomieux, better
known to listeners in the poor Caribbean country as "Pastor Moles," was
shot several times as he was leaving his Port-au-Prince home for Radio
Caraibes FM, where his religious program, "The Morning Manna," was
Haiti's top-rated show. His wife, Verna Berthomieux, who is three
months pregnant, climbed to the roof of her house to evade the gunmen
who shot her husband, said Patrick Moussignac, owner of Radio Caraibes
FM. The gunmen escaped. Police said they were investigating the case.
The killing occurred at a time when Haiti is facing a new wave of
violence as rebellious former soldiers who helped oust Haitian
President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in February challenge the interim
government. Authorities said there was no immediate indication the
killing was politically motivated. Berthomieux's driver was arrested
but not charged. [more ]
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