We need peace; Local Haitian leaders speak out after rumors attract national attention [Video]

Leaders of the Haitian community held a meeting to address the rumors in Springfield.

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As reported on News Center 7 at 11:00, the city has attracted national attention over the past week.

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News Center 7′s Malik Patterson talked to Lindsay Aime, a leader of the Haitian Community Help and Support Center in Springfield, about how everyone is feeling.

Aime said his community is scared and some people are ready to leave.

“There’s a lot of people, they already booked tickets. Some of them, they don’t know what to do,” he said.

Haitian community leaders planned an in-person group discussion on Saturday to figure out how to move forward.

The event was moved online just an hour beforehand out of fear of a possible attack.

“We are willing to work together so we could pacify the situation because we need peace,” …