These two individuals, arrested Monday in Cavaillon and Marseille, are suspected of being involved in the murder of the 22-year-old amateur rugby player. They should be indicted this afternoon.
Le Figaro Marseille
The two suspects involved in the murder of Nicolas, shot in the head while he was at the entrance to a nightclub in Saint-Péray on Halloween evening, will be presented before the Court interregional specialist of Marseille (JIRS) this Thursday at the end of the morning, learned Le Figaro from a source close to the case.
At the end of this interview, these individuals should be indicted for their alleged involvement in the murder of the young rugby player. Arrested Monday at the end of the day in Cavaillon and Marseille after a short hunt, they are implicated in an investigation initially opened by the Privas public prosecutor's office for “intentional homicide and attempted intentional homicide by an organized gang” et “criminal conspiracy with a view to committing a crime”.
The file, made complex by its geographical dimension, passed into the hands of the JIRS on Tuesday. According to initial investigations, a shooter “dressed entirely in black” arrived on foot in front of the Saint-Péray nightclub equipped with a handgun “small model” before opening fire towards the queue. One of the shots then hit Nicolas in the head and the shooter fled. The 22-year-old amateur rugby player did not survive his injuries.
Alleged shooter denies any link with DZ Mafia
Fleeing in a Volkswagen Golf driven by an accomplice, the alleged shooter was finally arrested by the North Anti-Crime Brigade (Bac Nord) of Marseille near a deal point in the city of Bricarde. Aged 20 and of Italian nationality, he would have refuted in police custody any link with the DZ Mafia criminal gang.
His accomplice, aged 23 and already known to the courts for drug trafficking and aggravated theft, was intercepted at the same time at his home in Cavaillon by around ten police officers from the police division. organized and specialized crime (DCOS). The sponsors of this operation, which was probably not aimed at the young rugby player, could take action in the Marseille city, as indicated in Figaro a well-informed source.
The circumstances of this case, which occurred a few days after the shooting which led to the death of a 15-year-old boy in Poitiers, are reminiscent of those of the death of Thomas Perotto. The teenager was registered in the same rugby club as Nicolas and was stabbed to death in November 2023 during a ball taking place in the town of Crépol, around forty kilometers from the Saint -Peray.
