One person was killed and five others injured in a shooting during a wedding in Thionville (Moselle) on the night of Saturday to Sunday June 30. Hooded, the perpetrators are on the run.
One person was killed and five others injured in a shooting during a wedding in Thionville (Moselle) on the night of Saturday to Sunday June 30, we learned from a police source. Two of the injured are between life and death, according to this source. The perpetrators of the shooting, several armed and hooded men, fled. According to the Lorraine Republican, the attackers were heavily armed. “Numerous shell casings were discovered at the scene”writes the regional daily.
The events occurred at the Eden Palace, a reception hall specializing in weddings, where around a hundred people were present. “It was during a wedding. A group of individuals, at around 1:15 in the morning, went out to smoke in front of the room and then three heavily armed guys arrived and opened fire several dozen times in their direction.”a police source reported.
Settling of scores against a backdrop of drug trafficking
The attackers arrived in a 4×4, “probably BMW brand”. Investigators still do not know the origin of the vehicle, particularly whether it came from Germany or Luxembourg, whose borders are around fifteen kilometers away.
“We are clearly heading towards a settling of scores against a backdrop of drug trafficking”explains this police source. “The marriage was not the target as such, it was the people who were at the wedding”. On site Sunday morning, police officers were busy taking samples from a car. At least three bullet holes were visible on a glass door leading to the large reception room. The investigation has been entrusted to the Metz judicial police.
The border area of Lorraine is the target of drug trafficking. In May 2023, in Villerupt, in the neighboring department of Meurthe-et-Moselle, shooting between rival gangs at a deal point left five people injured.
Updated at 10:54 a.m.: with five injured and not four.
