Hundreds of people were involved in a brawl in Poitiers (Vienna), on the night of Thursday October 31 to Friday November 1. The latest report shows five injured, hit by bullets, including a 15-year-old boy whose life-threatening prognosis is in jeopardy, reports France Blue Poitou.
Around 10:45 p.m., Thursday evening, gunshots were reported in Coimbra Square, near the kebab “ L’Othentik », in the Couronneries district of Poitiers, an area known for drug trafficking. According to the first elements of the investigation, the shootings were carried out “ towards the restaurant terrace » by three individuals traveling in a vehicle.
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A few minutes later, a first fight broke out. between rival gangs against a backdrop of tensions between North African and Guadeloupean communities », involving several hundred people. Asked about BFM TVthe Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, mentioned 400 and 600 people, equipped with “tall kinds of weapons ».
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“A new episode of unacceptable violence”
The mayor of Poitiers, Léonore Moncond'huy, also reacted through a press release, before going to the scene of the shooting, in the Couronneries district. She deplores “ a new episode of unacceptable violence for the neighborhood “. She calls “ everyone's responsibility for maintaining peace in the city » and welcomes “the reinforced presence of security forces”.
For his part, the deputy for Vienne, Sacha Houlié, welcomed “ the courage of the police and gendarmes who had to face this perilous situation » believing that this shooting “ is symptomatic of gangrene following the expansion of drug trafficking ».
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Still on the microphone of BFMTV/RMC, Bruno Retailleau reiterated his desire to fight drug trafficking. “ We are at a tipping point “, he judged, evoking a possible “ Mexicanization of the country ».
In the process, the Ministry of the Interior decided to send 50 police officers from CRS 84 as reinforcements. This company is one of the new CRS which have just been created in the region to fight against urban violence and drug trafficking, in support of local staff.
