A burst of automatic weapon fire in La Grande-Motte leaves one dead, the rapper SCH was targeted, according to the first elements of the investigation

A burst of automatic weapon fire killed one person in La Grande-Motte, in Hérault, on Monday August 26 at 6 a.m., near the La Dune nightclub, where Marseille rapper SCH was performing on Sunday evening August 25, franceinfo learned from a source close to the case.

Shots from a first car with four people on board targeted another car, killing the passenger, who was hit in the chest. The driver of this second vehicle was seriously injured in the shoulder. He was evacuated by helicopter with a life-threatening prognosis. The perpetrators of the shootings are being actively sought, France Bleu Hérault has learned.

According to the first elements of the investigation, the rapper SCH, who was not there at the time of the attack, was the target of this shooting, franceinfo learned from the same source. He had just performed at the La Dune nightclub, but had already returned to his hotel at the time of the attack. The establishment was secured by the gendarmerie on Monday morning. The investigation has been entrusted to the Montpellier research section. The prefect and the public prosecutor are on the scene.