A 23-year-old young man was killed this Thursday in the middle of the day.
During an altercation, he found himself facing four people, according to the public prosecutor.
The young man died from his injuries despite the intervention of emergency services.
The altercation turned into a tragedy. A 23-year-old man was killed this Thursday, January 2 after an argument broke out in front of Angers station. An investigation was opened for murder and entrusted to the organized and specialized crime division, according to information from the city's public prosecutor, Eric Bouillard.
The victim found himself facing four people
The events took place shortly before 1 p.m. It all started with an argument that broke out between several people on the upper square of Saint-Laud station, in the center of the city. The young man finds himself “facing four people”two of which were “armed with hammers”, according to details from the prosecutor to AFP. The victim then decides to take refuge within the station grounds. This is where she is affected by “several blows with one or more blunt objects”, according to the magistrate. The young man died from his injuries despite the intervention of emergency services.
An autopsy is scheduled to be conducted Friday as part of the murder investigation. No suspects were immediately arrested.
A tragedy which caused “the fear” of the city's mayor, Christophe Béchu. “We will not give in to violence”reacted the former Minister of the Environment. “Our city must be safe, everyone must be able to live there in safety. Justice must be as firm as possible with the murderers.”
