New drama in the Lyon metropolis. According to a police source, a 40-year-old man was shot dead in the street on Tuesday evening in Givors. The suspected shooter has been apprehended. “The shooting took place in front of a butcher's shop and the victim was hit in the chest. The suspected shooter, aged 24, was arrested in the evening and taken into police custody. His motivations are not yet known,” she added, confirming information from the Progress.
According to the newspaper, the injured man was taken by passers-by to hospital, where he died from his injuries. He was hit by a “small caliber” weapon, a 22” long rifle, which has not been found “for the moment”, added the police source. An investigation was opened for “homicide” by the Lyon public prosecutor’s office and entrusted to the judicial police, according to this source.
