Europe 1 with AFP 12:24 p.m., March 10, 2024

A shooting that occurred during the night from Saturday to Sunday in a district in the south of Rennes injured two people, one of them seriously.

Police reinforcements, notably from CRS 82, recently created to respond to emergency situations, and from the Raid are mobilized to secure the scene of the shooting.

Two people were injured, one seriously, during a shooting that occurred during the night from Saturday to Sunday in a district in the south of Rennes, we learned from a police source.

The shooting took place in the Blosne district around 2:00 a.m. and one of the injured was in serious danger, this source told AFP.

Around ten explosions heard

The daily

Ouest-France

reports "dozens of explosions" heard by residents of this popular district of Rennes where deal points are located.

Bullet holes are visible on the doors of several buildings neighboring the square where the shooting occurred, according to Ouest-France.

The newspaper published a photo on its site showing several impacts in the kitchen of a local resident.

“I heard numerous explosions during the night and when I got up I discovered my kitchen completely damaged,” he says.

Police reinforcements, in particular from CRS 82, recently created to respond to emergency situations, and from Raid are mobilized to secure the scene of the shooting, added the police source.

When requested, the prefecture of Ille-et-Vilaine did not wish to communicate at this stage because “a legal investigation is underway”.