A 15-year-old high school student died on Wednesday January 13 from his injuries after a shooting in Nantes on Monday January 11.
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The young man was hospitalized in critical condition after being shot by buckshot in the eye and carotid artery Monday at the end of the day, in the Dervallières district, said Ali Rebouh, deputy mayor and elected in charge of the neighborhood.
The teenager was educated in the second professional "Negotiation and customer relationship" (NRC) at the lycée du Sacré Coeur in Nantes, confirmed the direction of Catholic education of Loire-Atlantique, adding that it was "very appreciated" by the students of his class.
The latter received psychological help.
The shotgun shots, which also hit a young adult in the knee, came from a car.
The facts took place in front of the lobby of a building known as a place of drug trafficking, in this so-called “republican reconquest” district, said a police source.
According to Ali Rebouh, around thirty residents circulated a petition in December for the lessor Nantes Métropole habitat, so that the nuisances linked to drug trafficking cease.
A meeting was scheduled for January 20 between the tenants, the town hall, the police and the social landlord.
"The inhabitants had alerted us to an unlivable situation with problems of incivility and cleanliness in the hall of their building for several months, says Ali Rebouh."
At a press conference in December, Nantes prosecutor Pierre Sennès had counted 35 shootings in Nantes in 2020 against 64 in 2019.
