Just a day before Haiti's presidential elections, Fugees co-founder Wyclef Jean has been shot and released from the hospital in Haiti. The artist -- who is in the country campaigning for presidential candidate and entertainer.
Michel Martelly ean was wounded late Saturday night in Delmas, a city east of Port-au-Prince, Joe Mignon, an officer with Jean's Yele foundation told the Associated Press. Although Mignon and Jean's brother, Samuel, have confirmed the shooting, further details about the incident have not been released. He was treated at a local hospital and released.
A rep for the singer said the bullet just crazed his hand and he's doing well, saying, "He’s fine now. It happened late yesterday night and he was released after a couple hours.”
No info yet on who shot Wyclef or why. The shooting comes on the eve of the presidential elections. Wyclef was a candidate but ruled ineligible because of residency requirements."We are happy that Wyclef is okay but we continue to pray for him and for a peaceful and fair election today in Haiti," the Rev. Al Sharpton, who has worked with Jean on educational issues and bringing aid to Haiti after the devastating January 2010 earthquake, said in a statement.
The statement also quoted Jimmy Rosemond, who it said was accompanying Jean on his current trip to Haiti.
"It is clear that enemies of progressive change in Haiti are behind the shooting of Wyclef – those that don't want to accept that a monumental change is inevitable for the betterment of the Haitian people," Rosemond said. "This incident will not deter those of us that see the election as crucial to the country's future."
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