Ti Greg
Ti Greg | |
|---|---|
 An undated photograph of Ti Greg | |
| Born | Ernst Julme |
| Died | 22 March 2024 Pétion-Ville, Haiti |
Cause of death | Gunshot wound |
| Known for | Leader of the Demlas 95 gang |
Ernst Julmé, known by his alias Ti Greg ("Little Greg" in Haitian Creole), was a Haitian gang leader. He was the head of the Demlas 95 gang active in the Delmas and Pétion-Ville suburbs of Port-au-Prince. Before his life of crime, he was an officer of the Haitian National Police (PNH).
The PNH arrested Ti Greg in Pétion-Ville in 2021, but he escaped custody amid an external prison break in 2024. A few weeks after his escape, Ti Greg was shot and killed by police in an operation targeting his gang.
Biography
[edit]Ti Greg was an officer of the Haitian National Police (PNH) before becoming a gang member.[1]
Specialized units of the PNH, including the Departmental Operation and Intervention Brigade, arrested Ti Greg and two other gang members on 7 October 2021, during an evening operation in Pétion-Ville and northern Delmas.[1][2] Ti Greg was travelling in an unlicensed car, while his two accomplices were on motorcycles. He reportedly attempted to pass himself off as a police officer.[2] The authorities accused Ti Greg of being the leader of the local Demlas 95 gang and committing "several acts of banditry" in the area.[1] Delmas 95 is a member of the Viv Ansanm alliance of gangs, and as such Ti Greg was affiliated its leader, Jimmy "Barbecue" Chérizier.[3]
Ti Greg escaped custody during a storming of his prison by gangs on 3 March 2024. Later that month, on 22 March, he was shot and killed by police in a special operation against Delmas 95 in Pétion-Ville. Ti Greg had attacked police over several days as they attempted to apprehend him. The previous day, Makandal, another prominent gang leader, was killed by vigilantes.[3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Tanis, Pierre Emmanuella (8 October 2021). "Arrestation du présumé chef de Gang de Delmas 95, Ernst Julmé alias Ti Greg". Juno7 (in French). Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ^ a b "Arrest of "Ti Grèg", the dangerous gang leader of Delmas 95". HaitiLibre.com. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ^ a b "Prominent Haitian gang leader shot dead by police as political groups near finalisation of transition council". Sky News. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ^ Isaac, Harold and Erol, Ralph Tedy (22 March 2024). "Haiti gang leader killed as transition council nears completion". Reuters. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ^ "Police Take Down Bandits Amid Tensions in Port-au-Prince". Le Nouvelliste (in French). 22 March 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2026.