President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated at his private residence on Wednesday.
Haiti will remain in a state of national mourning until July 22 in tribute to President Jovenel Moïse, who was shot and killed when gunmen stormed his private residence on Wednesday.
A decree published in Haiti said during the days of mourning the national flag will be half-masted, discotheques and other similar establishments will remain closed, and radio and television stations will provide suitable programming.
The law enforcement authorities are continuing their search Friday for at least eight people who they say had been among the mercenaries that carried out the attack on Mr. Moïse.
Director General of the National Police of Haiti, Léon Charles, said several weapons had been seized from those captured by police following the killing.
Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph has promised that justice will be delivered on behalf of the assassinated head of state.
The authorities in Haiti say a heavily armed commando unit that assassinated the Haitian President was composed of 26 Colombians and two Haitian Americans.
The hunt continues for the masterminds of the killing.
Authorities tracked the suspected assassins on Wednesday to a house near the scene of the crime in a hillside suburb of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
A firefight lasted late into the night and authorities detained a number of suspects on Thursday.
Police Chief Charles Leon paraded 17 men before journalists at a news conference late Thursday, showing a number of Colombian passports, plus assault rifles, machetes, walkie-talkies and materials including bolt cutters and hammers.
He said 15 Colombians were captured, as well as two Haitian Americans.
The police chief said three of the assailants were killed and eight remained on the run.
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