Fed up with surging gang violence, thousands of Haitians hit the streets | Crime News

Armed gangs control about 85 percent of the capital, Port-au-Prince, according to the UN.

Thousands of Haitians have taken to the streets of Port-au-Prince to express their anger against armed gangs that control nearly all of the capital and its surrounding areas and the government’s failure to hold them off.

Since mid-February, Haiti has seen a resurgence of gang violence. Gangs, which control about 85 percent of Port-au-Prince, according to the United Nations, have stepped up attacks in…