A violent attack, in the middle of the night. A man known for murder and drug trafficking, who was driving in a car in Vaulx-en-Velin, near Lyon, was shot at by people in a vehicle on the night of Saturday to Sunday, we learned from a police source.
The man was driving a BMW The latter then fired several shots at the other vehicle, according to the same source.
The targeted car was able to leave and lose its pursuers but crashed shortly after on the Lyon ring road. The police then intervened in the accident and the driver surrendered, while the passenger managed to flee on foot. A dozen bullet holes were noted on their car.
The targeted driver, aged 37, told the police that he was passing through the town with a passenger at his side, when two people opened fire in their direction with undetermined weapons, Le Parisien learned. from a police source. He said he left the scene in a hurry and in a panic, crashed his vehicle.
The man targeted by the shooting is registered in the criminal record processing file (TAJ) for murder, importation of narcotics and acquisition of weapons, according to another police source. He was driving from Perpignan to Paris, and stopped in Vaulx-en-Velin to dine in a restaurant. The sources did not say whether he was injured.
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