The Facts

• On Tuesday, police and residents successfully fought off an overnight attempt to attack the wealthy hillside neighborhood of Petion-Ville, a suburb of the capital Port-au-Prince. In the morning, the bodies of over two dozen suspected gang members were lying dead in the streets.Police and residents successfully defended Haiti's wealthy hillside neighborhood of Pétion-Ville, located near the capital, Port-au-Prince, from an overnight gang attack. A reported 28 gang members were found dead following the fight.

• Residents mobilized self-defense groups, some armed with machetes and hammers, barricading the streets and requesting non-neighbors to leave, in an effort to protect the district from armed gangs attempting to break in and take over the residential area.Residents mobilized self-defense groups, some armed with machetes and hammers, barricading the streets. They also lynched some of the suspected gang members, including by beheading them and setting them on fire.