The investigation continues after the fire on Sunday in a building on rue de Charonne (11th), in Paris. And the investigations have just experienced a new twist. One of the three deceased victims had a head wound consistent with a gunshot, told 20 minutes the prosecution, confirming information from BFM TV.
The autopsy of two of the three men who died in the fire – the third had jumped out of the window – led the prosecution “to refer the charges of intentional homicide and intentional destruction of another person’s property by dangerous means to the criminal brigade for the people “.
Unidentified victims
The skull of one of the victims had two entry and exit holes compatible with a weapon shot, a source close to the case told AFP, specifying that the bullet had not been found in his body. The victims have not, at this time, been formally identified.
The fire broke out on Sunday, around 8:15 p.m., on the seventh floor of this building located at 146, rue de Charonne. In total, 66 firefighters and 17 engines were involved. Firefighters managed to bring the fire under control in the evening without risk of spreading. According to several witnesses, the fire was the result of an explosion heard in the evening.
The criminal brigade seized
The Paris prosecutor’s office opened an investigation on Sunday evening into charges of “destruction by fire or dangerous means” and “involuntary homicide”. The investigation was initially entrusted to the 2nd judicial police district. She is now in the hands of the criminal brigade.