A 23-year-old man was indicted and placed in pre-trial detention this Sunday, September 29, 2024, as part of a judicial investigation opened after two attempted murders committed in Orléans (Loiret) on the night of Monday 23 to Tuesday September 24, reports France Blue Orléans .
Two men injured by gunfire
That night, Orléans police were called to reports of gunfire in the downtown area. On site, they discovered two victims, specifies Emmanuelle Bochenek-Puren, public prosecutor, in a press release.
A 31-year-old man was found in the street, hit by a bullet in the chest, while another, aged 27, wounded in the forehead, was discovered unconscious in a nearby apartment, according to The Central Republic . It would be two brothers, according to information in the local newspaper. Taken care of by emergency services, they were transported in critical condition to the Orléans hospital center.
A context of brawl
A flagrant investigation into “assassination attempts” was opened and entrusted to the interdepartmental judicial police service. Three days after the start of the investigations, Friday September 27, a 23-year-old man presented himself to investigators. “He admitted to being the sole perpetrator of the shooting”indicates the prosecutor’s press release.
The man allegedly claimed to have defended himself against his attackers in the context of a fight. The aggravating circumstance of premeditation was ruled out.
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