A Missouri politician said in a statement Thursday night that his daughter and son-in-law were killed by gangs while working as missionaries in Haiti.
Ben Baker, a Republican member of the House of Representatives, said in a statement: “Most of you know that my daughter and son-in-law Davy and Natalie Lloyd are full-time missionaries in Haiti. They were attacked by gangs tonight and were both murdered together to heaven.”
The Caribbean country had witnessed chaos since February, when armed people took control of police stations and assaulted airports in the capital, Port-au-Prince.
Ben Baker added: “Please pray for my family, we desperately need strength. And please pray for the Lloyd family as well. I have no other words for now.”
His daughter Natalie and son-in-law Davy worked for the Missions organization in Haiti. In her social media post she said the couple was ambushed by a gang of three truckloads of men after leaving the church.
He added that Davy was taken to a house, tied up and then beaten before the gang stole the group's vans and everything they owned.
The charity further stated: “After that gang left the area, another arrived and one member was shot dead, causing them to go into full attack mode.”
The couple sought help via Starlink Internet, but eventually the gangs continued shooting at the house, killing them.
