Food vendor kills 40 gang members, laces meal with insecticide to avenge family’s death

A female food vendor in Haiti poisoned 40 gang members with insecticide-laced food, avenging the murder of her relatives and sparking national and global attention.

The vendor targeted a gang allegedly linked to her family’s killing, serving poisoned food in Port-au-Prince.

She laced a popular local delicacy with industrial insecticide and offered it to the gang “in appreciation.”

The woman, whose name has not been revealed for protection, had long sold the delicacy in Kenscoff, so the gang members had no reason to suspect anything, but on this particular occasion, the delicacy was laced with a powerful industrial insecticide.

Minutes after feasting on the food, the 40 criminals started experiencing severe stomach aches and vomiting. They all died before they could even receive medical assistance.

The country’s media reported the deaths of 40 members of ‘Viv Ansanm’, a Port-au-Prince gang allegedly affiliated with former policeman turned crime boss, Jimmy Cherizier, also known as ‘Barbecue’.

Fearing reprisals, the woman left her home in Kenscoff, which turned out to be a good idea, as her home was burned down shortly after the poisoning incident.

The woman was said to have later turned herself in to Haitian police and confessed to carrying out the poisoning of the 40 gang members as a revenge for the deaths of her family members.

She claimed to have acted alone in devising and carrying out the plan. There is no information on whether she faces any charges for killing the 40 criminals.

For many Haitians, life under gang rule is one of fear, silence, and grief. But this woman’s rare act of revenge reflects a breaking point for citizens who’ve lost loved ones with no justice.

Her decision, both shocking and symbolic, underscores the desperation beneath Haiti’s violent crisis.

Will this act inspire others or lead to more bloodshed? As Haiti battles gang violence, her actions may fuel deeper unrest—or calls for stronger justice systems.