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Three missionaries from Oklahoma-based group shot to death in Haiti

Missions in Haiti identified the victims as David “Davy” Lloyd III, son of its founders; his wife, Natalie Lloyd; and Jude Montis, the group’s country director.

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Updated May 24, 2024 at 9:51 p.m. EDT|Published May 24, 2024 at 12:58 p.m. EDT
People on motorcycles ride down a street Thursday in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (Orlando Barria/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Three people from an Oklahoma-based missionary group, including the daughter and son-in-law of a Missouri state representative, were shot and killed in a gang attack in Haiti as they were leaving an event at a church, the organization said Friday.

State Rep. Ben Baker (R) and Missions in Haiti identified the victims as David “Davy” Lloyd III, 23, son of the organization’s founders; his wife and Baker’s daughter, Natalie Lloyd, 21; and Jude Montis, 45, its country director. They were coming out of a church Thursday evening when they were ambushed by “a gang of 3 trucks full of guys,” Missions in Haiti said on its Facebook page.