Wyclef Jean Shot in Hand in Haiti

Treated for gunshot as Haiti goes to vote

By Polly Davis Doig

Posted Mar 20, 2011 8:35 AM CDT

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Wyclef Jean Shot: Singer Treated in Haiti for Gunshot Wound to Hand — Wyclef Jean, whose bid for president ended with an August disqualification, speaks during a press conference in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in this Nov. 29, 2010 file photo. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias, File)

As his country goes to vote for the presidential race he was barred from, it's oddly Wyclef Jean who's instead making news. The Haitian-born singer has been released from a hospital outside Port-au-Prince after he was shot in the hand last night, reports the AP. A rep for Jean, as well as his brother, both confirmed he had been shot but had no additional details. Click for more on today's election in Haiti.

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