The facts occurred this Thursday, October 31 in the evening.
Tragic Halloween evening. A shooting broke out this Thursday, October 31 around 10:45 p.m. leaving at least five seriously injured, including one with a life-threatening prognosis.
According to police sources, five individuals were seriously injured by gunfire during this shooting in Poitiers, in the Couronneries district. Among them, a 15-year-old teenager is in critical condition after being hit in the head.
Bruno Retailleau, declared on BFMTV-RMC this Friday morning that this shooting “turned into a brawl” between rival gangs involving “several hundred people, between 400 and 600”.
According to the Minister of the Interior, the facts are linked to drug trafficking. “It’s linked, I can confirm it,” he insisted.
“Mexicanization of the country”
“Today, drug scum no longer has limits (…) These shootings are not happening in South America, they are happening in Rennes, in Poitiers, in this western France once renowned for its tranquility “We are at a tipping point and the choice we have today is between a general mobilization or the Mexicanization of the country,” he added.
A shooting at Couronneries in Poitiers left 5 injured last night. Tensions between groups broke out requiring the intervention of the police and the gendarmerie. The Prefect went there. Police reinforcements will be deployed today. pic.twitter.com/ebwVuRBho4
— Prefect of Vienne (@Prefet86) https://twitter.com/Prefet86/status/1852193561430680038?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
The Vienne prefecture confirmed the arrival of police reinforcements on the scene.
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