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A 22-year-old man died in a shooting in the parking lot of a nightclub in Ardèche on November 1. Nicolas played Rugby. He played in the same club as Thomas, killed in Crépol in Drôme, in November 2023.
His life ended abruptly with a bullet to the head on Friday, November 1, in the parking lot of a nightclub. The victim of the shooting that occurred in front of “Le Seven” in Saint-Péray in Ardèche was 22 years old. The young man's name was Nicolas Dumas. This Halloween party, shots were fired by one or more individuals towards a group waiting at the entrance to the nightclub. The rugby player had come to party with friends from the club. Around 800 people were dancing in the establishment when the tragedy occurred.
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Was Nicolas Dumas targeted? Is he the collateral victim of a settling of scores? Questions that will have to be answered by the Organized and Specialized Crime Division of Valencia (formerly the judicial police). No suspects have been identified or arrested so far. The Sunday Journal says the shooting could be linked to drug trafficking. The shooter was hooded and dressed in black, indicates The Dauphiné Libéré. He used a handgun.
“Someone without problems”
The shooting shocked Saint-Péray, a small, quiet town in Ardèche. The young man's family does not understand. “He was full of life, very loved by his friends, someone without problems. An adorable and loving son,” confides his mother Gladys to Dauphiné Libéré. She had time to watch over her son in the hospital before he died.
The violent death of Nicolas Dumas upsets his rugby club, the Rugby Club Romanais-Péage. “Nicolas, Kolbe, Nico, the princess or so many other nicknames, has just left us in atrocious circumstances,” writes the RCRP on its Facebook page. “The club has been hit in the heart again since Thursday evening. We are once again devastated.”
Thomas, stabbed 1 year ago
An allusion to the death of Thomas Perotto, the young man killed at the Crépol ball in Drôme in November 2023, during an altercation between guests and around ten young people from outside the village. He was also a rugby player in this Drôme club. This tragedy aroused strong emotion across France and triggered a national debate on the subject of insecurity and violence among young people. 14 people are indicted in this case, but the author of the fatal stabbing has still not been identified.
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