"The man, whose last name is not unknown to the police, was hospitalized with a prognosis reserved vital," said a police source told AFP.

An investigation was opened after a young man shot and wounded, was admitted to the emergency Sunday night in Rouen, police said Monday.

"The Rouen public prosecutor's office opened an investigation after a 25-year-old man was hit by several shotgun shots on Sunday around 10:45 pm while he was in his vehicle," he said. AFP a police source. "Apparently, the shots came from a building that borders a street in the district of Hauts de Rouen," he added.

No inquiry at this stage

"The man, whose last name is not unknown to the police, was hospitalized with a life-threatening prognosis and one of the shots that hit him crossed the jugular artery at the neck." specified the same source. "Ballistic expertise will be conducted to determine precisely where the shooting came from.At this stage, no one has yet been arrested," said a police source.