The lifeless body of former deputy Élie Blaise was found at his home in the Mahotière neighborhood in Carrefour on Monday, December 25, 2023. According to the findings of a justice of the peace, the ex-parliamentarian was shot in the abdomen, and his house was vandalized. The interim executive agent of the Carrefour municipality, Jude Édouard Pierre, condemned this assassination and issued a warning to prevent the complete takeover of his municipality by armed groups.

"Former Deputy Blaise was assassinated in his private residence. A projectile was found in his abdomen, and the house was vandalized," according to the findings of the acting justice of the peace of Carrefour, Jean Ricard Jules, who went to the scene on December 25. The judge believes that the former parliamentarian was killed on December 24. "His body was starting to emit unbearable odors," he said after the assessment.