One dead and one seriously injured in shooting in Marseille

This is the second victim to be shot dead in two days in Marseille.

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Illustrative image. (STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)

A man was shot dead and another person was seriously injured on Friday evening in the 3rd arrondissement of Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône), franceinfo learned on Saturday, September 21 from a police source, confirming information from BFM Marseille Provence.

The incident occurred on Friday evening, around 10:45 p.m. The gunshots took place on the public highway. The seriously injured person was hospitalized, his prognosis is in danger.

On Wednesday, another shooting in the city of Cayolle in the 9th arrondissement of Marseille also left one dead and one injured. A 20-year-old man was killed by gunfire to the chest, while a second man, aged 16, was injured in the legs and was hospitalised, with no life-threatening prognosis. 11 9-millimetre caliber cartridge cases were found at the scene.


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