One day before Haiti's Carnival festivities, businessman Karl Batroni went to a cock fight arena in a suburb of the capital to do some gambling. Batroni ended up with four bullet wounds after thugs sprayed the arena in the Petionville suburb with gunfire. And he was one of the lucky ones. Four people died including one of the attackers, who was shot in the neck as he tried to flee. It handicaps people because they can't go out to enjoy themselves,'' said the guard, adding the stadium has closed temporarily to tighten security and raise the surrounding walls.
People are scared.
The assailants shot and killed another security guard and hit Batroni in his knee, calf, and both sides of his stomach. A stray bullet also hit another bystander, killing him. The incident appeared to be a settling of scores in which others got hurt or killed. Many people stay at home after dark, but even during the day it is not safe, and there is a perception that things are getting worse. It was midday when three cars blocked his car in traffic and a gunman shot him five times.