This Thursday evening, around 10 p.m., a 26-year-old man was killed in Vaulx-en-Velin, allée des Cerisiers, near his home, we learned Progress.
A bullet in the temple
According to the medical examiner who was on site Thursday evening, he was shot in the temple.
According to a source close to the investigation, the victim was known to the police as a dealer, originally from the neighborhood, very involved in running the dealing point where he was when he was shot.
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An open investigation
The Organized Crime Division (DCO) was put in charge of the investigation.
In recent weeks, the Lyon Metropolis has been the scene of several shootings, particularly in Villeurbanne.
Recent precedents in Tonkin
On October 31, a man was killed in Tonkin, again by a shot to the head.
On December 9 and 11, two men were also shot and injured in the same neighborhood.
However, no link has been established between the murder of Vaulx and these recent events.
