Police made emergency calls for backup, asserting that 50% of the Artibonite region had fallen under gang control.
The US military said on Sunday it conducted an operation to airlift non-essential personnel from the US embassy and to bolster the security of its mission in the capital.
A Raleigh Bloods gang leader was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, the US Department of Justice said Wednesday.
A Durham man and a Burlington man died on a violent day in Durham that saw police rush to three shooting scenes.
Durham Police are still trying to determine whether any of these shootings are related.
Raleigh resident Brandon Anderson, once a gang member who served time, is working to heal the community, and himself from the devastation of gun violence.