Mamoudzou (AFP)
A 19-year-old man was shot dead Saturday at midday in front of Sada High School in west-central Mayotte, a judicial source said.
According to the prosecutor Camille Miansoni, the murder was committed by several unidentified people.
"At this time, we do not know the reasons, nor the causes, nor the circumstances in detail," he said once the death found by the emergency services.
The remains were transferred to Mamoudzou hospital for autopsy. A judicial inquiry was opened by the prosecution.
The young man from the commune of Mamoudzou had come to register at Sada located 20 km from his home. According to the rectorate, he wanted to change institutions, for a reason still unknown.
This death comes as Mrs. Girardin recalled the efforts of the state to fight against crime and violence around schools since last year. It is indeed the intrusion of young people at the Gustave Eiffel High School in Kahani on January 19, 2018, which provoked a strike against the insecurity that paralyzed the island for almost three months.
The episode had resulted in a plan for Mayotte's future of 53 measures including "the mobilization of all security forces to ensure an effective presence in the vicinity of schools."
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