30-year-old man shot dead near airport

A 30-year-old man of Tunisian nationality was shot dead this Wednesday late afternoon in the area of ​​Nice-Côte d’Azur airport, France Bleu Azur learned from a source close to the matter. The man was the victim of several gunshots around 6 p.m. The events took place on Boulevard René Cassin, near the airport. According to the first elements, the option of settling scores is being considered.

The victim was known to the police for various procedures and in particular offenses linked to drug legislation, detailed to AFP the Nice prosecutor, Damien Martinelli, who opened an investigation for assassination by an organized gang, a rare charge in Nice in comparison with Marseille, which recorded around fifty homicides linked to drug trafficking in 2023.

A vehicle was also set on fire on rue Henry Matisse. Investigators believe that this vehicle is that of the perpetrator(s). The police were on site on Wednesday evening, while the mayor of Nice Christian Estrosi immediately went to the scene. “An individual, arriving by car, shot a person at close range before fleeing. The scene was captured by our cameras”he commented on social networks.