A man fired shots at another, with whom he was having an altercation, on the night of Saturday November 23 to Sunday November 24, 2024, Pontlieue district, Le Mans (Sarthe). Arrested, the alleged shooter was presented to an investigating judge on Monday, November 25, 2024. Indicted for attempted murder, he was placed in pre-trial detention, the Le Mans prosecutor's office said, this Tuesday, November 26, 2024.
Rescued by firefighters
On the evening of the incident, surprised by a police patrol, the man fled in his vehicle, which he crashed. He then abandoned it before throwing himself into the Huisne to escape the police. Firefighters rescued him and transported him to the hospital.
Aged around thirty, residing in the Paris region and already known to the courts, he is also being prosecuted for refusal to comply, possession of a weapon and unintentional injuries inflicted on his passenger during the accident. The man he fired at was not injured.
