A 22-year-old man received a shotgun blast on his upper body while he was in a street in Avignon (Vaucluse), Friday around 11:30 p.m. The victim was hit by pellets at the level of the throat and one eye;
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Le Dauphiné Libéré
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His brother was nearby at the time of the incident and would have first helped him, then helped by a police patrol.
The victim in a coma
The young man was transferred to a specialized department of a hospital in Marseille.
This Sunday evening, he was in a coma.
“He risks having serious consequences, especially in the eyes”, clarified with our colleagues a close friend of the investigation.
The investigations were entrusted to the judicial police service of Avignon.
The facts took place near a point of deal.
The young man was released from prison last April.
He had been convicted in a forcible confinement case.
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Avignon
Occitania
Languedoc Roussillon
Paca
Investigation
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