A 17-year-old minor surrendered to the police at the Nîmes police station. He had been actively sought after the murder of Merouane at the foot of his building on October 31 in Alès, in the district of Près Saint-Jean. Originally from the neighboring district of the Cévennes, he was placed in police custody.
The victim was killed by gunfire. According to the first elements of the investigation carried out by the police of Alès, the murder could be linked to sentimental reasons against the background of a love quarrel.
White march of 600 people
The death of this father of two little girls aged one and three years aroused a wave of emotion in his district of Alès, as well as in the football club of Grand-Combe where he had been playing for years. On Monday, at least 600 people took part in a white march in his memory.