Shooting near courthouse leaves one dead, one injured

The Mulhouse prosecutor told France 3 that no correlation can be made between the shooting and the location of the events.

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A car of the national police. Illustrative photo. (JEAN-MARC BARRERE / HANS LUCAS via AFP)

Two people riding a scooter were targeted during of a shooting, near the Mulhouse judicial court (Haut-Rhin), around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 6, France Bleu Alsace and franceinfo learned from a police source. A man was arrested and a weapon was found on the scene.

According to the prefecture, a person opened fire on two individuals on a scooter, with a small-calibre handgun, causing two victims, one of whom died. The other injured person is in critical condition with no life-threatening prognosis.

Contacted by France 3, the Mulhouse prosecutor’s office speaks of “geographical coincidence”and indicates that no correlation can be made between the shooting and the location of the events.


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