Warned of a car fire in the Teisseire district of Grenoble, around 4:20 am this Thursday morning, the firefighters discovered a charred body in the burnt vehicle. As revealed
The Dauphiné Libéré, the police also received calls from residents who heard several shots. According to Eric Vaillant, public prosecutor of Grenoble, the victim would, according to several witnesses, be in his thirties “known to the police and the courts for drug trafficking”.
The prosecution is awaiting the results of DNA samples to confirm the identity of the deceased man. “The presence of a bullet was observed in the victim’s thorax,” also confides Eric Vaillant. This element remains to be confirmed by the upcoming autopsy. “
The vehicle was reportedly blocked at a fire by two shooters
The testimonies already collected on the spot by the police allow the prosecutor to share a privileged track: “It appears that the vehicle driven by the victim would have been blocked by a fire by a car. Two individuals are said to have come out to shoot the victim and then spray him with gasoline before setting him on fire. “
Traces that could have been bullet holes would have been found on the burned vehicle. Initially in charge of the investigation, for counts of “organized murder and criminal association”, the Grenoble judicial police service relinquished the case on Thursday afternoon in favor of the specialized interregional court (JIRS ) from Lyon.