One or two individuals on a scooter shot several times at a young man aged 15 in Grasse on Friday, the city’s prosecutor’s office said.
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A 15-year-old teenager was seriously injured by a gunshot to the head, around 10 p.m. Friday, May 24, on Boulevard Emmanuel-Rouquier in Grasse (Alpes-Maritimes), France Bleu Azur learned from a source close to the investigation on Saturday.
“One or two individuals on a scooter shot several times at a young man aged 15 in Grasse, in the Fleurs de Grasse district”, indicates the Grasse public prosecutor’s office in a press release published Saturday mid-afternoon. Seriously injured in the head by one of the shots, the teenager was transported to Nice hospital. His vital prognosis “is still engaged”, specifies the prosecution.
“The alleged scooter used by the attackers was found in the town of Grasse shortly after the events, set on fire,” adds the parquet. An investigation was opened for “attempted assassination”. She was entrusted to the Nice judicial police. “The motive for these criminal acts remains uncertain for the moment”indicates the prosecution, which specifies that the investigations are continuing.
