the young woman hit in the head by a stray bullet is dead

The 24-year-old victim, who was brain dead, was in his apartment when the shooting broke out during the attack on a deal point in the 10th arrondissement.

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The building in the Saint-Thys district where the victim was hit by a stray bullet, on September 11, 2023 in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône).  (NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP)

The 24-year-old woman, who was brain dead after being hit in the head by a stray bullet on Sunday in Marseille, “died early in the morning in hospital”, announced the Marseille prosecutor’s office in a press release on Tuesday September 12. The victim was transferred to hospital on Sunday after being injured by a shot in her apartment during the attack on a deal point in the Saint-Thys district, located in the 10th arrondissement of Marseille.

An investigation into attempted assassination opened

A flagrant investigation was opened into the counts of assassination and attempted assassination by an organized gang and criminal association with a view to the commission of a crime. Even if the young woman appears to be a ‘collateral’ victim, the intention of premeditated homicide is characterized by the act.”explains the Marseille prosecutor’s office.

This is the 90th act of homicide or attempted homicide linked to narco-banditry in Marseille in 2023, according to the Marseille prosecutor’s office, which has already counted “43 people dead and 109 injured” This year.


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