The young man had been hit by gunmen who had targeted three teenagers, on the night of April 2 to 3, in front of a snack bar in the Joliette district. One of the three teenagers targeted, aged 16, died instantly.
The 15-year-old had since been between life and death. This death brings to 17 violent deaths against a backdrop of drug trafficking since the beginning of the year in the second city of France, with fifteen killed by bullets. The rival gangs of drug traffickers have entered a cycle of "vendetta", in particular for the control of very profitable points of deal.