A man has been indicted and imprisoned and three suspects are on the run after the shooting death of a 34-year-old man in the street in Cholet (Maine-et-Loire), the prosecutor's office announced on Sunday.
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A judicial investigation for assassination was opened
" Sunday and "
the man who was in custody was indicted for non-prevention of crime and non-assistance to anyone in danger
", told AFP on Angers prosecutor Éric Bouillard.
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He was placed in detention and his three co-authors are still wanted,
" added the magistrate.
The 34-year-old victim was killed by two bullets in the neck and in the back, Place Travot in Cholet (Maine-et-Loire), following an altercation during the night from Friday to Saturday.
The facts occurred shortly after midnight "
in the context of an altercation
", according to Mr. Bouillard.
The judicial police were seized of the investigation.