"The noise was very, very close. It was very loud. So I stood there, frozen, with my left hand on my temple. And then I started to wonder what was going on."
"Rodriguez could still hear her family and neighbours screaming as they rushed her to the hospital. She survived the attack in September 2022, and her swift recovery surprised health workers."
"Rodriguez says the incident has been tough on her family, and she yearns for the opportunity to migrate. Rodriguez is one of thousands caught in a recent wave of violent crime across the Caribbean."
"At the extreme end of the scale of this trend...is a rampant gang war that has plunged Haiti into bloody anarchy...about 2,500 people were killed or injured in the first quarter of 2024."
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