Cultural journalist Richard Alexandre, known as "Caonabo", shot dead in Delmas 83

Cultural journalist Richard Alexandre, known as "Caonabo", has been shot dead in Delmas 83, in the Port-au-Prince area. Hit by several bullets on Tuesday 27 October 2026, he died of his wounds in hospital during the night of Tuesday 27 to Wednesday 28 October, according to a source contacted by Ticket magazine and cited by Le Nouvelliste and Juno7. He was 38.

According to his younger brother, Jean Wilner Alexandre, quoted by Radio Télévision Caraïbes, the attack took place around 10 p.m. and was carried out by people riding a motorcycle, who took his wallet and his phone. These statements by the family have not been confirmed by the police.

The identity of the attackers and the motive are not known, and no link between his death and his journalism has been established, Juno7 notes. No statement from the Haitian National Police about an investigation had been made public at the time of writing.

From radio to VedetteMag

Born in Port-au-Prince on 1 February 1988, Richard Alexandre began in radio in Mirebalais, his father's hometown, at Radio Puissance FM and then Contact FM, according to Radio Télévision Caraïbes. He later briefly hosted a weekday morning show on Radio Métronome in Jacmel.

He moved into digital media with Adduction Média, where he worked from 2017 to 2020 according to Juno7, before contributing to Ticket Magazine, where he covered parties and cultural events. Juno7 also cites his contributions to Loop Haïti and Sibelle Haïti. He founded VedetteMag, a platform devoted to promoting Haitian culture and artists; after a pause, the outlet was due to relaunch in November, with a press conference planned to announce it, according to Radio Télévision Caraïbes.

A father of three boys, he was one of his family's financial supports, Radio Télévision Caraïbes and Vant Bèf Info report. His relatives called him "Cao".

Tributes

The Ticket team offered its "sincere condolences" (translated) to his family, relatives and friends, Le Nouvelliste reports. Several cultural broadcasters and journalists paid tribute to him on social media, praising a committed colleague and a champion of konpa, according to Radio Télévision Caraïbes.

The family will soon announce the date and place of the funeral to the press, his brother said.