Two dead and one seriously injured in a shooting in Bobigny, Seine-Saint-Denis

A shooting in a housing estate in Bobigny (Seine-Saint-Denis), Friday July 19 “around 10 p.m.”left two dead, Agence Radio France and France Bleu Paris learned Saturday from a police source. There is also one seriously injured person, whose life was in danger when he was taken to hospital.

The police went to the Chemin Vert estate, very close to the town hall and the departmental prefecture, following calls for “detonations”. When they arrived, they found that “three men” were shot and wounded. Two of them died on the spot. The perpetrators of the shooting are on the run. An investigation has been opened.

In a press release, the mayor of Bobigny, Abdel Sadi, “expresses his sadness, his emotion and brings his support to the families” after this shooting. He describes this city as “a traffic point [de drogue] very active” And “reiterates its request for permanent police reinforcements.”

“For many months, the situation has been deteriorating in this area” And “The worrying signs of a resurgence of tension had multiplied, with notably shootings last May”he adds. “Despite a reinforced police presence in recent months, the spiral of violence has not been stopped,” he laments.