The circumstances of the tragedy are not yet very clear.
A young biker died on the road linking Pornichet to Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique) after being shot in the head.
An investigation for murder in an organized gang has been opened, the Rennes prosecutor said on Thursday.
The body of the young man, born in 2000, "was found on Sunday under a burning motorcycle which was to prove stolen, near the access ramp to the D213 in the town of Saint-Nazaire", declared by email the public prosecutor of Rennes Philippe Astruc, confirming information from
Ouest-France
.
A projectile to the head caused the death of the motorcyclist
An investigation into the causes of death has been opened by the Saint-Nazaire prosecutor's office.
The autopsy revealed "that the victim had been hit by a projectile in the head which had caused his death", he added, specifying that it was a bullet but that the circumstances of the death of the victim are "not clearly established".
An investigation was opened for "murder in an organized gang, arrest, kidnapping, kidnapping or arbitrary detention, followed by death committed in an organized gang".
The Jirs (Specialized Interregional Jurisdiction) of Rennes was seized of the case Thursday with regard to "the complexity of the facts" and a call for witnesses was launched.
Investigators are looking for witnesses who may have witnessed an accident "or any other unusual event on the D392 road linking Pornichet to Saint-Nazaire, and more specifically at the level of the interchange with the D213 road giving access to the Zac de Brais ".
The facts would have occurred Sunday between 6:30 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.
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Pays de la Loire
Saint Nazaire
Biker
Murder
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