An accident or a settling of scores?
Who shot the 27-year-old singer? His uncle Emiliano simply explained to the prosecution that Kendji Girac would have “played with the thing, and bam”. The artist also mentioned a shot that he would have “itself provoked” with a pistol purchased a few days earlier, at a market in Biscarosse.
This same uncle then assures: “It’s not a settling of scores, it’s an accident”. Samples have already been taken from his wife and several members of his family, to identify possible residues left by the shots. The police even opened an investigation into manslaughter. Kendji should be heard by investigators in the coming hours, or days depending on the evolution of his state of health.
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Where does the weapon come from?
Another question arises around the weapon used by the singer. Although he has not yet been officially heard, he was still able to give some explanations to the investigators who came to his bedside. He notably declared that he “It was a shooting that he described as accidental, which he himself caused by handling an 11 caliber automatic pistol, purchased shortly before.”, according to the prosecutor.
According to initial information, the weapon was purchased at a flea market not far from the rest area. The Teste-de-Buch flea market, half an hour away by car, was mentioned, because such an event was organized the day before the accident. But the law prohibits the sale and purchase of an 11 caliber automatic pistol at a flea market.
Why was the gun in a bush?
This is an element that raises questions in this investigation. As soon as they arrived at the reception area, the police were informed that nothing had happened. In the afternoon, they found the weapon in a bush inside a ditch, emptied of its magazine which was nowhere to be found. “It was an indication of family”, indicates the prosecution. Why was she found in the ditch when the accident took place in the trailer? Is this the gun that shot the singer?
For now, the gun is still being analyzed.
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Why handle a gun in the middle of the night?
According to investigators, the timing of the accident appears suspicious. The Mont-de-Marsan public prosecutor’s office specifies that the singer has not yet explained why he handled his weapon in the middle of the night.
In the account of the events, the gendarmes arrived around 6:40 a.m. this Monday morning in this Traveler area, where Kendji had been staying for several days. He allegedly shot himself around 5:30 a.m., in one of the forty caravans that reside on the side of this departmental road. He was immediately transported to a hospital in Bordeaux “in serious condition, although conscious”. His vital prognosis, once committed, is now out of danger.
The next few days will have to determine how that night unfolded, as vague as it was. “The first testimonies collected appear confused, both on the circumstances of the facts and on the exact place where they occurred.”, concludes the prosecution.
