Young American couple doing missionary work are killed by gangs in Haiti
An Oklahoma-based missionary group working in Haiti’s capital was attacked by gangs Thursday night, leaving the daughter of a Missouri state representative, her husband and a third member of the group dead, a founder of the organization said.
An Oklahoma-based missionary group working in Haiti’s capital was attacked by gangs Thursday night, leaving the daughter of a Missouri state representative, her husband and a third member of the group dead, a founder of the organization said.
David Lloyd III and his wife, Natalie, who were full-time missionaries, were attacked by gangs and killed Thursday evening, Lloyd’s mother said in an interview Friday.
Alicia Lloyd, who founded Missions in Haiti in 2000 with her husband, David Lloyd, confirmed the deaths of their son, David Lloyd III, 23, known as Davy, and his wife, Natalie Lloyd, 21. Natalie Lloyd is the daughter of Missouri state Rep. Ben Baker, who also announced the couple’s death in a statement on his Facebook page.
The identity of the third person killed was not immediately known.
Alicia Lloyd said her son was crying and scared for his life when he called her to tell her that he and their compound were under attack.
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