Late in the afternoon, Thursday, December 2, a 33-year-old man was killed and another injured in a shooting probably linked to drug trafficking, in the popular Mosson district, in Montpellier, reported Free Midday. The prosecution indicated in a press release that “the context in which the acts were committed suggests that they are linked to a settling of scores, without it being possible to state this with certainty at this time”.
According to initial investigations by the Montpellier judicial police, the two victims were parked in a vehicle when they were targeted by shots from two people traveling on a scooter. The vehicle was discovered on fire a few minutes later. The shooters are still being sought this Friday. Hit by several bullets in the abdomen, the 30-year-old died from his injuries in hospital. The second victim, a 24-year-old man, was hit in the leg and his life is not in danger. One of the two victims was convicted in the past for drug offenses.
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-On the social network X, the mayor of Montpellier, Michaël Delafosse, reacted to this murder: “I condemn in the strongest terms this assassination, undoubtedly linked to drug trafficking. Once again in our country, drug trafficking kills. » The councilor thus called “to a powerful mobilization of the State but also of the whole of French society in the face of what is becoming a systemic threat to national cohesion. (…) Fear must change sides, quickly. »
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