a new settling of scores in the city center

Panic and confusion, on the evening of Friday October 6, in the city center of Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône). A man has just been shot. Several 9mm shots rang out in the middle of the crowd, who had come to watch the France-Italy rugby match on the terrace, in this tourist area near the Old Port. Detonations which caused a crowd movement.

The shooter is still nowhere to be found

The victim, a 20-year-old man, already known to the police, was shot in the thigh. His days are not in danger. The shooter, who had a handgun, managed to escape. The shooter was still not found, Saturday October 7 in the morning. “He is actively sought by the police. The investigation is beginning, we will try to cross-check video protection cameras, testimonies“, assures Rudy Manna, spokesperson for the Alliance Police Nationale union. The motive for this settling of scores has not yet been determined.