Two years after a shooting near a drug sale point in Marseille which had claimed the life of a 19-year-old girl, a stranger to the network, four men were arrested, announced this Friday, September 30 the prosecution of this city. .
In October 2020, these "
submachine gun shots (...), presumably committed in connection with a fight over territories for the sale of narcotics
", had also caused "
serious injuries to a 17-year-old minor
", recalled the prosecution in a press release.
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The 19-year-old girl killed and the teenager injured "
were not involved in the network
" and were waiting "
in a vehicle at the entrance to the buildings in the 3rd arrondissement of Marseille
" where the shooting took place.
Arrested on Tuesday, the four men, aged 20 to 24, were brought before an investigating judge on charges of "
intentional homicide
", "
attempted voluntary homicide
" and "
criminal association
".
The prosecution requested their placement in pre-trial detention.
“
Very well known to the police and justice services
” for drug cases, the suspects were arrested on Tuesday after a “
thorough investigation by the criminal brigade of the judicial police, in particular by means of telephone investigations and expertise
”.
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Hit by bullets on numerous occasions, the 19-year-old young woman, already in a state of brain death, died a few days after the events.
The second had been operated on for her injuries to her arms and legs.