Four suspects in Haiti's president's murder have been killed and two others have been arrested.

The “Police are involved in a battle with attackers”, he said at a news conference, stressing that authorities were still in pursuit of some suspects.

“We are following them so that, in a gun crash, they meet their fate or a gunfight to die, or we catch them”

Millions of Haitians gathered nervously near radio and television throughout the day, staying away from the streets while trying to figure out who killed the president, why and what the following days may mean for the country. The murder has created a political vacuum that threatens to deepen the riots that have picked up Haiti for months, reports The New York Times.