A 58-year-old man, known to the police for drug trafficking, was shot dead Wednesday morning in Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhone, near Marseille, AFP told relief and prosecutors.
Sixth dead in a settling of account in 2019
The victim was assaulted by a hooded man and by car, while he was driving a van at around 7 am, said the prosecutor's office of Marseille, confirming information from La Provence . Ten bullet holes of 9 millimeters were found on the spot and a burned vehicle, as well as a 9 millimeter weapon, was found shortly after not far from the place of aggression, added this source.
Two other bullets were found in an inhabited apartment nearby. No family member was injured, the public prosecutor of Marseille, Xavier Tarabeux asked the association for help to victims. According to the preliminary elements of the investigation, this homicide "looks like a settlement of account", according to the floor.
Without counting this last homicide, five men have died since the beginning of the year 2019 in the region of Marseilles in settling scores. There were 23 for the whole of 2018. The precedent was on August 5 with the homicide of a 17-year-old man shot dead in the 15th arrondissement of Marseille in a neighborhood known for to shelter a traffic of narcotic products.
A wounded man in Marseille
In Marseilles, a 37-year-old man was shot and wounded in the street, at 3:30 am on Wednesday in the first arrondissement of Marseille, while he was with a friend, sources said. close to the file.
He was injured in the arm and abdomen and his prognosis is engaged, he said. The attacker (s) fled, according to one of these sources.