The individual opened fire twice towards a group of people gathered under the porch in front of the Aldi supermarket. According to our information, a group of five men, heads covered by hoods and faces wearing masks, went down the staircase which provides access to rue de la Marbaudais. Armed, one of them targeted the legs of a 37-year-old man who was under the porch near the entrance to the Aldi supermarket. Known for drug trafficking, the Guyanese victim was injured in the left knee and one foot. The man fled into the business for cover before the police and firefighters arrived. He was taken to hospital in relative emergency.
I was afraid for the children who were leaving school at the same time.
Shell casings found on site
Two hours after the incident, the forensic police were still on the scene. Shell casings were found on site and several findings are underway. Tape has been installed around the area. An investigation to determine the causes of this incident was entrusted, like the other shootings, to the DCOS.
The neighborhood is once again in shock. “When I heard the explosions and saw the men running away, I immediately lowered my iron curtain,” explains the grocery store clerk on the porch. I was afraid for the children who were leaving school at the same time. In the pharmacy people were crying. We are tired of coming to work with fear in our stomachs. This is exactly the same place where the two deaths occurred in March 2023.”
Over the past two months, a turf war has raged between several gangs of traffickers to get their hands on the sector’s lucrative deal points. Several shootings have taken place in the neighborhood, the latest of which was Monday September 23. On March 28, 2023, two men were murdered in exactly the same place.
