Drama on the most beautiful avenue in the world. A man was mortally wounded by bullets in the chest, on the night of Saturday to Sunday shortly after midnight, near a cabaret located near the Champs-Elysées. An investigation has been opened for assassination, indicates a police source, confirmed by the Paris prosecutor’s office. The victim, born in Mali, was 48 years old, the prosecution said.
The 1st judicial police district of Paris is carrying out the investigations. A suspect has also been identified. According to the first elements of the investigation, the track of the settlement of accounts is envisaged: the two people had a recent dispute, according to the police source, which specifies that a small caliber weapon, comparable to an automatic pistol, was found on the victim. The suspect took advantage of a crowd movement after the shooting to flee, said the police source, and has not yet been arrested.