At least five shots were heard this Wednesday afternoon on boulevard de Courcelles, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. According to our information, a man in his thirties died, despite being taken care of on the spot by the emergency services. According to a police source, the perpetrators of the shooting fled.
It was around 3 p.m. on Wednesday when two powerful two-wheelers, including a blue Yamaha scooter, were driving on Boulevard de Courcelles and opened fire on a man, a real estate agent in his thirties, in height of the Courcelles metro station.
The victim “found refuge in a business”, tells us a police source. Apparently a massage parlour. His family is at the scene of the tragedy, his wife in tears.
Still according to our information, at least one shooter first entered the real estate agency where the victim works. The sought-after 30-year-old allegedly tried to take refuge in this wellness center before being shot at. A witness speaks of at least three shots.
“We saw four people pass on two motorcycles, testifies the employee of a nearby restaurant. We heard several gunshots, it sounded like a settling of scores. The whole neighborhood is cordoned off, a lot of police and the Samu are on the spot. It only lasted 40 seconds. Bullets were found on the ground. »
“I heard explosions, I thought it was backfire from a moped engine, because next door there is a repairman, says another trader. Later, I realized it was gunshots. Passers-by took refuge in the surrounding businesses when they heard the shots. »
The two vehicles were found in Châtenay-Malabry (Hauts-de-Seine), sprayed with fire extinguishers, indicates a police source.
More information to come…
