Political instability was fueling a rise in gang violence even before the president was killed.

Armed groups have become increasingly powerful in Haiti, playing on the political instability and the growing poverty to seize control of large swaths of big cities.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/09/world/americas/political-instability-was-fueling-a-rise-in-gang-violence-even-before-the-president-was-killed.html