Tabarre, located about 8 km from Port-au-Prince, was effectively on lockdown over the weekend. Several roads in the municipality were blocked by vehicles and barricades made of burning tires. These actions were reportedly carried out by individuals identified as police officers and members of the local civilian population.

This tense atmosphere in Tabarre came after the Central Directorate of the Judicial Police (DCJP) detained Commissioner Lyvenson Gauthier and three others. The group included a police officer and two civilians, according to Lionel Lazarre, deputy spokesperson for the Haitian National Police (PNH), who spoke to the newspaper on Friday evening.