A 21-year-old man was shot dead on Tuesday at midday in Marseille, AFP learned from the police headquarters and the firefighters.
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The victim was found in the Saint-Antoine district in the 15th arrondissement, in the north of the city, said these two sources.
The judicial police were seized of the investigation, added a source familiar with the matter.
In 2021, 15 people died in settlements in the Bouches-du-Rhône linked to drug trafficking, according to a count from the police headquarters.