Illustration of a police patrol, here in Rennes. - C. Allain / 20 Minutes

A 33-year-old man died on Sunday morning, just a few hours after being very badly wounded by gunshots during a shootout in Vaulx-en-Velin (Rhône). The victim's brother was also affected, but more slightly reports Le Progrès . Both were known to police and had several criminal records, the newspaper said.

The Lyon public prosecutor's office opened an investigation, for homicide and attempted homicide. On the night of Saturday to Sunday, shots were fired in the Mas du Taureau neighborhood.

The police, who visited the site, did not find anyone. She learned a few minutes later that two injured men had been dropped off by unknown persons in a hospital in Villeurbanne.

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