Europe 1 with AFP 09:55, February 05, 2022
A 31-year-old man was shot and killed Friday evening in a city north of Marseille.
The victim was found at the entrance of a residence and succumbed to his injuries despite the intervention of the emergency services.
He was known to the police.
A 31-year-old man, known to the police, was shot and killed Friday evening in a city north of Marseille, said Saturday with firefighters and police sources.
Around 11:15 p.m., detonations were heard in the street in the Notre-Dame-Limit district (15th arrondissement).
The victim known to the police
When the police arrived, an unconscious man, seriously injured by a bullet, was found at the entrance of a residence.
He died on the spot despite the intervention of the emergency services.
The man was known to the police.
Wednesday evening, in another district in the north of the city, an 18-year-old young man was killed by a burst of automatic weapons fired from a car which immediately fled.
A 17-year-old minor who accompanied him had also been injured in the leg.
In 2021, 15 people were killed in settling of scores related to drug trafficking, according to a count by the Marseille police headquarters, compared to 12 in 2020 and 10 in 2019.