The facts took place on the night of July 17 to 18. The track of the villainous motive is favored by the investigators.
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A Frenchman was shot dead in mid-July in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, learned franceinfo, Wednesday August 3, from a source close to the investigation. The facts took place on the night of July 17 to 18.
Around 1 a.m., this man from Saint-Brieuc (Côtes-d’Armor) was returning from a dinner by car, accompanied by a friend. Arriving near the Breton’s home, the two men get out of their vehicle when two individuals arrive on two wheels. One of the two, carrying a weapon, fired three times at the victim. He then steals her wallet as well as the keys to her car and home. His friend was not hit by the shots.
An investigation has been opened for “voluntary homicide”, the Paris prosecutor’s office told franceinfo. The investigations were entrusted to the Central Office for the Suppression of Violence against Persons (OCRVP). The prosecution made a request for international criminal assistance. According to the first elements of the investigation, the track of the villainous motive is privileged.
The 31-year-old man was an engineer. According to information from France Bleu Breizh Izel, he had worked for almost five years in Abidjan on behalf of Bouygues construction. He participated in the construction of the city’s metro.