In the shopping arcade in the Pissevin district, where automatic weapon fire took place, in Nîmes.
The prefect went there on February 11.
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Prefecture of Gard
An assault rifle shooting near a place known as a hub for drug trafficking in Nîmes left one dead on Monday evening, the public prosecutor told reporters.
Few details about the victim have been released.
A car in which were two people was targeted, said Eric Maurel.
The shooting took place in the Wagner gallery located in the poor district of Pissevin, built on the outskirts of Nîmes, and known locally as the epicenter of drug trafficking.
Several shootings with weapons of war
The SRPJ is seized of the investigation.
For several months, several poor neighborhoods in the city of Nîmes have been the scene of sometimes fatal shootings involving weapons of war against a background of drug trafficking.
In February 2020, residents of the Pissevin district, one of the poorest in France, had launched “a call for help” after a gun battle that left three wounded.
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