A 17-year-old man was shot dead in the north of Marseille on Sunday night, firefighters said, confirming information from La Provence . The miner was shot dead while he was in a place known for drug trafficking in the 15th arrondissement.
Firefighters attempted to revive the victim who was on cardio-respiratory arrest upon arrival.
Five dead since the beginning of the year
Five men have died since the beginning of the year in settling accounts related to drug trafficking in the Marseille region. On 11 April, at night, a 19-year-old man was shot twice in the 3rd arrondissement of Marseille by two masked men who fled on foot.