This terrible tragedy occurred in the Griffeuille, in Arles (Bouches-du-Rhône). An investigation has been opened and the thesis of a settling of accounts against the backdrop of drug trafficking is preferred.
A Kalashnikov-type assault rifle
At the microphone of France Infoa police source claimed that a 15-year-old young man was shot and killed on the public highway in Arles (Bouches-du-Rhone). This terrible event took place around 10 p.m. on Sunday June 26 when three people arrived by car in the neighborhood Griffeuille. One of them was equipped with a Kalashnikov type assault rifle. She opened fire towards a deal point, located at the foot of a building, according to a source familiar with the matter.
A collateral victim
The first elements of the investigation revealed that the young boy has no criminal record. He was on the scene at the time of the shootings, but did not participate in drug trafficking. According to a source close to the case, the teenager is a collateral victim of tensions and rivalries that have lasted for several months between rival gangs. The latter come from neighborhoods ofArles and of Marseille. This same source meant that these are “teams“Marseillaises who hold the Arles deal points.
A settlement of accounts?
In addition to the shots, projectiles also reached the facades of the apartments on the 1st floor of the building, without causing any injuries on Sunday evening. An investigation was opened and the judicial police of Marseille has been entered. The car from which the shots were fired was found burned in Saint-Martin-de-Craulocated about twenty kilometers fromArles.
For the time being, the thesis of a settling of accounts against the backdrop of drug trafficking is favored by law enforcement.
Since the beginning of the year, 16 people have been shot dead in the Bouches-du-Rhone.
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