A father whose son was murdered along with his wife while working as missionaries in Haiti has revealed details about the young couple’s last moments.
Davy Lloyd and his wife Natalie Lloyd were killed along with Judes Montis after being attacked by gangs in the crisis that hit the capital Port-au-Prince on Thursday.
Davy’s father David set up the mission the three had been working towards and has now revealed more details about what happened to them.
The country has been plunged into chaos after the February attacks, when a gunman took control of police stations and attacked the capital’s airport.
speaking to The Miami HeralddLloyd said two gangs had broken into the mission property, the first taking property and the second group killing the three.
He told the outlet that the gang members first entered the mission property just as Natalie and Davy were leaving the church with several young men.
The couple had been working for Missions in Haiti, who shared an update about what had happened to the couple on social media.
Images shared on their social networks show the couple helping in a children’s home.
Lloyd, 48, said: ‘They took him to the house, tied him up and beat him. Then they proceeded to loot the entire house, everything they wanted, and they took my trucks and left with them.
After that gang left, the fellow staff and kids untied Davy and he headed to his parents’ property to call them.
Along the way, he and Natalie encountered Montis, the director of the nonprofit, when another group of armed men stormed the property.
Lloyd said what happened next was “immense panic” and children at the mission used ladders to climb the walls and escape.
“I was on the phone with my son when that happened. He said, “Dad, we’ve had a commotion again. I have to go see what’s going on,” Lloyd said.
The three barricaded themselves in their parents’ house on the property before the gang members entered.
Despite their attempts, Lloyd said the gang members entered and killed the three before setting their bodies on fire.
Lloyd is now tasked with recovering their bodies and sending them to a morgue, he confirmed.
The three barricaded themselves in their parents’ house on the property before the gang members entered.
Members of the Haitian armed forces patrol the streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Saturday, May 11, 2024.
A protester reacts as tires burn in the street during a demonstration following the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 12, 2024.
And he added: “I am totally lost, in total shock.” I have not grieved. I haven’t done anything else. I have not eaten. I can not think.
He and his wife Alicia founded the group Missions in Haiti in 2000 and raised their son in the country.
She added, “Creole is his first language and Haiti has his heart,” recalling how his son left Haiti to go to Bible college in the U.S. and “told basically all the girls there, ‘I don’t even care.’ talk if you’re not I’m willing to live in Haiti for the rest of your life, because that’s my home.’
The three had been ambushed by armed men belonging to Terre Nwa/Terre Noire, Lloyd told the outlet.
The gang is led by Cathel Jones, an ally of the G9 gang federation headed by former police officer Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Chérizier.
Workers who removed their bodies from the house told the Herald that Natalie’s body was not burned and that Davy appeared to have been removed before his body was completely charred.
Natalie’s father is Missouri politician Ben Baker, who shared an emotional statement on his social media after learning of the couple’s death.
He said: ‘My heart is broken into a thousand pieces. I have never felt this kind of pain.
‘Most of you know that my daughter and son-in-law Davy and Natalie Lloyd are full-time missionaries in Haiti.
The couple are said to have been using Starlink Internet to call for help and hid inside a property.
Natalie’s father is Missouri politician Ben Baker, seen here with the couple, shared an emotional statement on his social media after learning of the couple’s passing.
‘This afternoon they were attacked by gangs and both were murdered. They went to heaven together.
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.’
Former President Donald Trump shared a post on his Truth Social page about the couple, saying, “God bless Davy and Natalie.” What a tragedy. Haiti is totally out of control. Find the killers NOW!!!’
Missions in Haiti runs a school for 450 children along with two churches and a children’s home in the Bon Repos neighborhood of Port-au-Prince.
Gangs control 80 percent of Port-au-Prince and coordinated attacks paralyzed the capital and beyond.
Gangs burned police stations and hospitals, opened fire on the main international airport and stormed Haiti’s two largest prisons, freeing more than 4,000 inmates.
The airport attack left former Prime Minister Ariel Henry excluded from Haiti as he was on an official trip to Kenya at the time.
He has since resigned and a transitional presidential council is searching for a new prime minister for Haiti. He is also tasked with selecting a new Cabinet and organizing general elections.
Since then, gangs have targeted previously peaceful communities, leaving thousands homeless.
A police officer sits inside his vehicle with the windshield damaged by bullet holes, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, May 11, 2024.
Motorists drive past a burning barricade during a protest following an escalation of violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 7, 2024.
More than 2,500 people have been killed or injured in Haiti from January to March, an increase of more than 50% compared to the same period last year, according to the United Nations.
After months of inactivity, the main international airport reopened for the first time earlier this week.
The reopening of Toussaint-Louverture airport in the capital Port-au-Prince is expected to help alleviate a critical shortage of medicines and other basic supplies as the country’s main seaport remains paralyzed.
Only Sunrise Airways, a local airline, flies in and out of Port-au-Prince for now. U.S.-based airlines are not expected to begin doing so until late May or early June.
The United States evacuated hundreds of its citizens by helicopter from a mountainous neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, as did nonprofit organizations, as gangs laid siege to parts of the capital.
