A man was shot dead in the 15th arrondissement of Marseille on the night of Saturday to Sunday, we learned 20 minutes from concordant sources, confirming information from the site News17. According to a source close to the case, when she had just arrived near her home in the northern districts, the 29-year-old victim was shot dead at 2 a.m. on Boulevard Lafuente, by two individuals who were driving a a black Yamaha TMAX scooter. Numerous 9-millimeter shell casings were found in the street and on the victim’s scooter.
The scooter found on fire in Aygalades
In cardiorespiratory arrest, the victim was declared dead at 2:30 a.m. The scooter was found burnt in the town of Aygalades. The man killed was known to the police for acts related to drug trafficking. The judicial police have been seized of the investigation.
The Bouches-du-Rhône police headquarters specifies that it has activated Dispav, named after this support system mobilized after settling scores. Around forty people have died in shootings linked to drug trafficking in the Marseille city since the start of the year, making 2023 a particularly deadly year in this regard.