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Andrice ruled the Belekou community within the Cite Soleil slum where he died, former mayor Esaïe Beauchard told Radio Galaxie FM.

“It’s regrettable that this guy had to be involved in gang activity, because he’s a very intelligent man,� Beauchard said.

It wasn’t immediately clear what day Andrice died.

Jean-Frédérique Islain, the current mayor of Cite Soleil, declined to comment when contacted by The Associated Press.

The gang that Andrice led was involved in murder, robbery, extortion, rape and the hijacking of goods and trucks, according to a recent U.N. report. He later joined forces with , known as Barbecue, who formed the “G9 Family and Allies� alliance,

Media interviews granted by Chérizier first had to be approved by Andrice.

The U.N. said that Andrice, like other gang leaders, created a social foundation in 2015 known as the Siloé Foundation to win over the community he controlled and present a positive image of himself.

Andrice and other gang leaders were accused of leading several deadly raids on Haitian neighborhoods that targeted civilians, according to a report by the nonprofit National Human Rights Defense Network in Haiti.

They also were accused of in the capital, Port-au-Prince, last year, crippling the country and forcing Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry to make his

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Associated Press reporter Dánica Coto in San Juan, Puerto Rico, contributed.