Wyclef Shot in Haiti
Written by DJ Special Blend from Chicago on March 20, 2011
Wyclef Jean was recently treated for a gunshot wound in his hand, then released.
(CNN) — Hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean was recovering Sunday after he was shot in the hand, his publicist said.
Spokeswoman Cindy Tanenbaum said Jean, who was in Haiti, was shot in Port-au-Prince on Saturday — on the eve of the country’s presidential runoff vote.
The wound was superficial and “he is doing well,” Tanenbaum said.
Jean suffered the wound soon after stepping out of his car to talk on his phone, according to Gerry Andre, his spokesman in Haiti.
“He heard a gunshot, then he saw his right-hand palm was bleeding,” Andre said.
Jean was treated by a doctor at a hospital and released, Tanenbaum said.
Andre said it was not clear if Jean was a target of the shooting. “I cannot accuse anybody,” Andre said.
