A “Mexicanization of the country” is what the Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, spoke of in reaction to the shooting which involved dozens of people on Thursday October 31 in Poitiers (Vienna).
According to the first elements of the investigation, shots were fired towards the terrace of a restaurant in the Couronneries district of Poitiers, an area known for drug trafficking. The latest report shows five injured, hit by bullets, including a 15-year-old whose life is at risk.
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If Poitiers attracted all the attention because of the number of protagonists, the rest of France is not spared from the phenomenon of shootings.
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In Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme), a 19-year-old young man was shot shortly after 1 a.m., Friday November 1, in the city center, reports The Mountain. The victim, whose vital prognosis is said to be in jeopardy, was then evacuated to the Clermont Gabriel-Montpied hospital center.
On the other hand, in Valence (Drôme), emergency services were unable to do anything to save a 19-year-old young man, hit by several projectiles, Friday November 1, reports The Dauphiné Libéré.
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Fight drug trafficking
Three shootings in a few hours… With drug trafficking in the background. In any case, this is what the deputy for Vienne, Sacha Houlié, said after the shooting in Poitiers.
The elected official estimated on is symptomatic of gangrene following the expansion of drug trafficking ».
Traveling Friday, November 1 to Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine), the tenant of Place Beauvau wanted to reiterate his firmness in the face of “ drug traffickers »announcing a strengthening of resources to fight drug trafficking.