According to authorities, Mose, 53, was fatally murdered inside his home in Pelerin 5 on the hills above Port-au-Prince at 01:00 local time on July 7, 2021.
The president was shot 12 times, with many gunshot wounds to his head and chest. According to one of the judges overseeing the probe, his left eye had been gouged out, and bones in his arm and foot had been fractured.
He died at the scene and was discovered lying on the floor, his clothing soaked in blood. Martine Mose, the first lady, was also shot but survived.