United Nations condemns reported massacre in Haiti

"The Secretary-General is alarmed by the levels of violence rocking Haiti and urges the Haitian authorities to ensure that perpetrators of these and all other human rights abuses and violations are brought to justice," the United Nations said in a statement on X.

A spokesperson for the National Police declined to comment on the alleged killings.

Local media in Haiti reported that gangs set Labodrie on fire after the killing of a local gang leader who goes by the name Vladimir. He was a member of a gang alliance known as Viv Ansanm that the US declared a terrorist organisation in May.

The US State Department said the Viv Ansanm alliance is among the primary causes of instability and violence in Haiti. Its members have taken control of large swathes of the capital Port-au-Prince and spread to surrounding areas.