The government says the country’s gangs crossed a “red line” in deadly attack after a gang leader reportedly blamed Voodoo adherents for his child’s illness.

More than 180 people were killed in Haiti in a wave of brutal weekend violence, reportedly targeting voodoo practitioners. According to the Committee for Peace and Development (CPD), the violence in Port-au-Prince was directed by an influential gang leader who believed practitioners of the religion were responsible for his son's illness.