On October 6, 2024, in the middle of the night, a man was injured by gunfire, targeted by two men on a scooter, in the city center of Rennes. The two attackers were arrested this Monday, October 28 and placed in pre-trial detention for “attempted murder by an organized gang”.
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Two men were indicted this Thursday, October 31 for “attempted murder by an organized gang”, “criminal association with a view to committing a crime” et “possession of category A weapons” announced the Rennes public prosecutor in a press release this Thursday, October 31.
These two individuals were arrested on Monday October 28 in the evening. They are suspected of being the perpetrators of the shootings which injured a man on October 6 in Rennes.
On October 6, around 3:45 a.m., “an individual unfavorably known to the police, particularly for offenses against drug legislation,” the press release specifies, was the target of an attempted murder by two individuals riding a scooter while that it was located on rue Saint-Michel, in the historic heart of Rennes.
According to the prosecution, the “commando” was “dressed in dark and hooded”. The two men were “each armed with a handgun”. They shot the victim three times. The victim was shot in the abdomen and taken to hospital.
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The Rennes Organized and Specialized Crime Division, contacted by the Rennes public prosecutor's office, was able to confirm the version of the victim who had declared having been injured and then pursued by his attackers for “a dispute linked to a drug debt”.
Following the investigations, the two attackers, also “very unfavorably known to the police and the justice system”were located and then arrested on Monday.
At the end of their custody, the two suspects were placed in pre-trial detention by the judge of freedoms and detention.
