A shooting broke out in a reception room during a wedding in Thionville (Moselle) on the night of Saturday to Sunday June 30. One person was killed and five others were injured.
One person was killed and four others injured in a shooting during a wedding in Thionville (Moselle) on the night of Saturday to Sunday, we learned from a police source.
The incident occurred around 1 a.m. at the Eden Palace, a reception hall specializing in weddings, where around a hundred people were present.
The fleeing attackers
Two of the injured are between life and death. The perpetrators of the shooting, several men equipped “heavy weapons and shotgun” and hooded, fled.
The attackers arrived in a 4X4, “probably BMW brand”according to the same source. Investigators are still unaware of the vehicle’s origin, particularly whether it came from Germany or Luxembourg, whose borders are about fifteen kilometers away.
Settling of scores against a backdrop of drug trafficking
“We are clearly heading towards a settling of scores against a backdrop of drug trafficking”the source said. “The wedding was not targeted as such, it was people who were at the wedding.”
On site Sunday morning, AFP reporters were able to see police officers busy taking samples from a car. At least three bullet holes were visible on a glass door leading to the large reception room.
“Numerous shell casings were discovered at the scene”reported the regional daily Le Républicain lorrain. The investigation has been entrusted to the Metz judicial police.
