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Jean Marie Ralph Féthière

Jean Marie Ralph Féthière

Haitian senator


Jean Marie Ralph Féthière is a Haitian politician. He is a Senator from the north and a member of the ruling PHTK party.[1][2] On September 23, 2019, while trying to leave Parliament amid a crowd as the government was voting to confirm a new prime minister, Féthière drew a handgun and fired toward the crowd. Dieu-Nalio Chery, a photographer for the Associated Press, suffered injuries to his face from bullet fragments, while a security guard named Leon Leblanc was also injured.[1][3][4]


References

  1. Niemietz, Brian (September 23, 2019). "Senator in Haiti opens fire outside parliament, shoots journalist and security guard". New York Daily News. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  2. Nicoll, Ruaridh (September 23, 2019). "Haiti: photojournalist shot in face as senator opens fire outside parliament". The Guardian. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  3. "Haiti senator opens fire outside parliament, wounding two". BBC News. September 23, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2019.



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