The crime, which took place in broad daylight, in front of the shops in the central square Mendès-France, had deeply shocked the Bellevue district, straddling the cities of Nantes and Saint-Herblain.
On July 18, 2018, shortly before 4 p.m., a 34-year-old man was fatally shot by automatic pistol fire.
Taken immediately to the CHU by two witnesses, Abdelkader Garcia could not be revived.
The main suspect is tried for murder from this Tuesday by the Assize Court of Loire-Atlantique.
Aged 32 today, this Orvaltais already known to justice had gone to the police station on his own two days after the events.
He immediately admitted having fired at Place Mendès-France from a Citroën car he was driving before fleeing.
A dispute between the two men
His gesture was not premeditated, he says.
He would have crossed by chance Abdelkader Garcia, with whom he had a dispute, and would have opened fire, believing that the future victim was also preparing to draw a weapon.
What will the jurors think?
The trial must be held until Friday at the Nantes court.
A second man also surrendered to the police on July 20, 2018, claiming to be the passenger of the Citroën city car from which the suspect had opened fire.
He was dismissed.
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