The people also stormed a local police station and disarmed several police officers. One of their demands was that President Jean-Bertrand Aristide come to the city and and hear their other demands. This riot followed other large disorders in Haiti that have taken place during this past weekend. Former NYC Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly was sent to Haiti last year at the behest of President Clinton to oversee, organize, and train a national police force just prior to the return of Aristide. The Reuters report states that the resulting permanent National Police Force received only four months training and has been the subject of excessive force charges in several recent shootings.
Reports continue that a tense situation exists in Haiti.