In May of this year, the downtown area of Gressier fell under the control of the gang known as the "103 Zombi." "Automobile traffic has still not been restored. The criminals have cut off the bridge on National Route No. 2, just past the police station," Jean Vladimir Bertrand, the interim executive agent of Gressier, told Le Nouvelliste on Thursday, November 21, 2024. He added that only the police are able to approach the downtown area. Bertrand, who was speaking to the press while participating in a "food distribution by the WFP benefiting 2,500 families for three months," explained that the food had been transported by sea through the port of Miragoâne, approximately 70 kilometers from Gressier. He estimated that 18,000 residents from the downtown area and Morne Chandelle had fled their homes due to the gang's occupation of the area.

A Scene of Carnage