Powerful Haitian Gang Leader Iskar Andrice Reported Dead

Death Raises Concerns of Increased Gang Violence; Andrice's Gang Accused of Paralyzing Haiti's Main Fuel Terminal

Iskar Andrice, a former math and physics teacher turned powerful gang leader in Haiti, has been reported dead in the Belekou community within the Cite Soleil slum, an area he controlled for years.
The gang Andrice led was involved in murder, robbery, extortion, rape, and the hijacking of goods and trucks, according to a recent U.N. report.
Andrice joined forces with renowned gang leader Jimmy Chérizier, known as Barbecue, to form the 'G9 Family and Allies' alliance, Haiti’s biggest and most powerful gang group.
Andrice and other gang leaders were accused of leading several deadly raids on Haitian neighborhoods that targeted civilians, according to a report by the nonprofit National Human Rights Defense Network in Haiti.
They were also accused of paralyzing operations at a main fuel terminal in the capital, Port-au-Prince, last year, crippling the country and forcing Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry to make his first request for the urgent deployment of a foreign armed force.