On the night of Saturday October 28 to Sunday October 29, near a bar in downtown Pont-Saint-Esprit, two individuals were found shot to death. This Tuesday, April 30, 13 people were arrested by the gendarmerie.
As part of a judicial investigation opened to investigate the double murder committed on the night of October 28 to 29, 2023 in Pont Saint-Esprit, investigators from the Nîmes research section, under the direction of the investigating judge, carried out several arrests this Tuesday morning, April 30.
240 gendarmerie soldiers were mobilized, including various investigation and intervention services, in particular the gendarmes of the gendarmerie group of Gard, Vaucluse, Bouches-du-Rhône, Rhône, the intervention force of the GIGN , two GIGN branches, two specialized gendarmerie protection platoons, as well as four dog teams.
13 people were placed in police custody and will have to explain the offenses of murder by an organized gang, attempted murder by an organized gang, carrying, transport, possession of category A and B weapons, damage by an organized gang of property by dangerous means for people as well as participation in a criminal association with a view to committing a crime.
These detentions can last four days in the case of offenses linked to organized crime.
The investigating magistrate and the deputy prosecutor responsible for “organized crime” were present on the scene.
Gard: Two dead and two injured by bullets in Pont-Saint-Esprit – news (lereveildumidi.fr)
