The victim was shot in the neck during a drug transaction on Tuesday, December 17, in the north of Aix-en-Provence.
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A 20-year-old man was shot and killed on Tuesday evening, December 17, near avenue Philippe Solari and the Bellevue residence, located in the north of Aix-en-Provence, near a deal point. , according to a police source, confirming information from France-Bleu Provence.
On board an Opel Corsa, and accompanied by two other men, the victim, known to the police according to France Bleu Provence, allegedly met another group of four people, who had come in a Renault Clio, to exchange drugs, according to the Aix-en-Provence public prosecutor’s office.
But, in the second vehicle, the occupants threatened the victim’s group, before one of them fired a handgun, fatally wounding the 20-year-old in the neck.
The two other men aged 19 and 22 accompanying the victim fled, before being found shortly after by the police, according to Actu17
The Bouches-du-Rhône firefighters were called at 11:55 p.m., the victim had died of gunshot upon their arrival.
The shooter’s group then stole the Opel, before fleeing. On site, investigators found two 9mm caliber cartridge cases. The investigation was entrusted to the organized and specialized crime division (DCOS) of Marseille.
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