A vehicle of the gendarmerie, in Paris, on April 30, 2019. - Clément Follain / 20 Minutes

A 20 year old young man suspected of having killed with a shotgun a 19 year old young man in Dordogne was indicted for "murder" this Sunday evening and placed in pre-trial detention. According to the Périgueux prosecution, the alleged perpetrator of the fatal shot and the victim knew each other and had no good relations.

In the night from Friday to Saturday, the victim had gone by car, accompanied by a person, to the home of the accused in a hamlet in the commune of Saint-Aulaye-Puymangou. For unknown reasons, the latter fired a short shot at the victim's chest.

Hospitalized in Bordeaux in a serious condition, the young man died of his injuries there. As for the shooter, he had been arrested and placed in police custody on Saturday morning, along with another 19-year-old boy who was with him at the time of the drama. The latter was released.

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