The facts occurred around 5:35 p.m. this Wednesday rue Edmond-Bertreux, in the Dervallières district, in Nantes.
A 17-year-old boy was shot several times in the chest, reports Presse Océan, which reports four shots.
Two men on a scooter were seen at the scene.
The rear passenger carried a long gun butt, specifies the regional daily.
They fled in the direction of the Trial Park.
The victim was taken care of by the Smur and transported to the Nantes University Hospital.
Significant police resources have been deployed and the judicial police, in charge of the investigation, are on site, adds Presse Océan.
The mayor of the city, Johanna Rolland, also indicated that she was going to the scene, "after having exchanged with the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin".
Shooting at #Dervallières, a man affected: I go there after talking with the Minister of the Interior @GDarmanin #Nantes
— Johanna Rolland (@Johanna_Rolland) September 28, 2022
Drug trafficking
The facts took place a few meters from a high place of drug trafficking in Nantes, which has experienced several settlings of scores in recent weeks.
“We have not escaped the industrialization of drug trafficking.
And when this trafficking took on significant proportions, the weapons circulated, ”said the mayor of Nantes in the evening.
“Today, the financial stakes are such that nothing scares them anymore.
We are facing behaviors of violence never seen before,” she lamented.
Johanna Rolland described the situation as "serious", according to Presse Océan, and assured that it was necessary "to go up a notch".
"Nantes needs even more reinforcements from national police," she insisted.
On Tuesday, the Minister of the Interior announced the sending of CRS as reinforcements to the city the same evening, as well as the deployment of CRS 8, an "elite" company, after a police officer was injured by a scooter.