Two men injured, one seriously, in shooting in Grenoble

Two men were injured on the evening of Saturday, September 14, one seriously, during a shooting in the Grenoble metropolitan area (Isère), in Fontaine, confirms the Grenoble prosecutor. This shooting comes as a silent march is planned for this Sunday in tribute to Lilian Dejean, shot dead in Grenoble on September 8.

Two individuals driving a Peugeot 3008 SUV opened fire at around 11:20 p.m. with an assault rifle. “Kalashnikov type” towards four men, seriously injuring one of them in the head. In cardio-respiratory arrest when the firefighters arrived, he was rushed to the Grenoble University Hospital. The 31-year-old Italian’s prognosis is engaged, the prosecutor’s office said. A bullet grazed the back of another man, also aged 31. He is known to the police for insults, violence and drug use, the Grenoble prosecutor’s office said.

The perpetrators fled. “During their escape, the criminals had a material collision with a motorist who pursued them, until two passengers threatened him with their weapons.”the prosecutor said. Their vehicle was quickly found burned in the Grenoble area.

At the scene, 19 7.62 caliber cartridges were seized by investigators. The Organized and Specialized Crime Division (DCOS) of the Interdepartmental Service of the Isère Judicial Police has been notified.