A gendarme in civilian clothes was the target of several weapons of war when he returned home, on the night of May 9 to 10, 2025, in Aix-en-Provence. At least nine bullets have been drawn. The victim was transported to hospital.
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During the night of May 9 to 10, 2025 in Aix-en-Provence, a gendarme in civilian clothes was the target of several weapons of war and was transported to the hospital, learned France 3 Provence Alpes Côte d’Azurconfirming information from Provence.
Despite several wounds, the victim was not in danger of death at the time of his transportation by the emergency services that night. An investigation was opened for Attempted murder in an organized gang.
-While returning to his home, a gendarme was the target of several shots, last night, around one in the morning. Provence evokes the use of a 7.62 caliber war weapon, information confirmed by the public prosecutor of Aix-en-Provence. According to our information, the victim presented, when the firefighters arrived, nine wounds. Victim of several bleeding, the soldier was notably affected at the foot and the level of the spine.
During his transport to the hospital, his vital prognosis was not committed, but his condition is likely to deteriorate, according to the firefighters who took care of it.
The Aix-en-Provence prosecutor confirms the opening of an investigation.
According to our information, the police were looking, shortly after midnight, of several men seen hooded in a black van and equipped with a long weapon. If the link is not established with the shooting at this moment, they were in any case not found by the police.
In a message posted on X (formerly Twitter), the Senator (LR) of the Bouches-du-Rhône Stéphane Le Rudulier “hopes that justice quickly shed light on this terrible drama“.
Senator judges “inadmissible that the police will be attacked regularly“During or out of service. He calls into question”All those who stirs up anti-flict hatred, those who show to say that the police kill, those who brandish signs saying that a good cop is a dead cop‘”, believing that they have”enormous responsibility in these violence“.
