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A wedding turned into a tragedy this weekend in Thionville in Moselle. A shooting broke out during the night from Saturday to this Sunday.
One of the victims whose life was in danger on Sunday 30 June, after a shooting at a wedding in Thionville (Moselle), has died, adding to an already heavy toll, the Jirs of Nancy, in charge of the investigation, said on Monday 1 July.
What human toll?
On the night of Saturday to Sunday, around 1am, four people attending a wedding reception were shot. Two of them died from their injuries.
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“For two other victims, initially hospitalized in a state of absolute emergency, the vital prognosis is no longer engaged,” said Vincent Légaut, deputy prosecutor in Nancy, in a press release. Two other people also suffered minor injuries, in particular due to shards of glass, indicated the Interregional Specialized Jurisdiction (Jirs) of Nancy, which opened an investigation for “murder by an organized gang and attempted murder by an organized gang.”
What happened ?
The incident took place at the Eden Palace, a reception hall specializing in weddings in a commercial area of Thionville. Around a hundred guests were present, having come, according to Thionville mayor Pierre Cuny, from the Metz metropolitan area. “Three hooded men, dressed in black, heavily armed, appeared in front of the entrance to the hall and fired at people who were outside,” the court explained on Sunday, mentioning “several dozen rounds of ammunition” fired. Three attackers reportedly arrived in a 4×4, “probably a BMW,” according to a police source. They fled before the emergency services arrived.
A settling of scores?
“Very clearly, we are moving towards a settling of scores against a backdrop of drug trafficking,” a source said on Sunday. “The wedding was not targeted as such, it was people who were at the wedding.” The border area of Lorraine is plagued by drug trafficking. In May 2023, in Villerupt, in the neighboring department of Meurthe-et-Moselle, gunfire between rival gangs at a drug dealing point left five people injured.
