Europe1 .fr with AFP 9:41 a.m., June 27, 2022

A 15-year-old boy was shot dead Sunday evening in Arles around 10 p.m.

The victim, unknown to the police, was rushed to hospital but did not survive his injuries. 

A 15-year-old boy was shot dead on Sunday evening in a sensitive district of Arles (Bouches-du-Rhône), known for its drug trafficking, we learned Monday from police sources.

The victim, unknown to the police, was targeted by shots from a car around 10 p.m., in the Griffeuille district where the police had already intervened the previous weekend for shots, against a background of traffic , according to the police.

Rushed to hospital, the young man did not survive his injuries.

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