A man in his thirties was killed Thursday evening by several bullets in Saint-Laurent-du-Var, in the Alpes-Maritimes.

Born in 1991, the victim is known to the courts for drug cases.

A man in his thirties was killed Thursday evening from several bullets in Saint-Laurent-du-Var, in the Alpes-Maritimes, a town bordering Nice, we learned from police sources on Friday.

"It is a very violent death, he was hit with several projectiles," said a police source.

The investigation, entrusted to the judicial police, begins for this homicide "which looks like a settling of scores". 

Born in 1991, the victim is known to justice for drug cases, according to another source.