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Manager of a shisha bar killed in Montpellier: opening of a judicial investigation

2023-01-06T17:48:15.615Z


A judicial investigation has been opened for "premeditated organized gang murder" in the investigation into the death of a man riddled with...


Judicial information has been opened for "

murder in an organized gang with premeditation

" in the investigation into the death of a man riddled with bullets on Tuesday in Montpellier, the prosecution said on Friday January 6, which requested pre-trial detention for the four suspects arrested.

The victim, a 36-year-old manager of a shisha bar in the Aiguerelles district, away from the city center, was leaving around 7:20 a.m. from another shisha bar located nearby when he was targeted by bursts of fire from a vehicle, explained in a first press release the public prosecutor of Montpellier, Fabrice Bélargent.

The manager had just taken the wheel of his car.

The autopsy revealed that he had been hit by a dozen bullets, one of which "

ripped the heart in its path

", he said.

Seizure of a rifle and pistols

The presence, nearby, of police officers from the Territorial Directorate of the Judicial Police (DTPJ), within the framework of a separate investigation, had made it possible shortly after the arrest of four people aboard a vehicle, in the trunk from which were seized an assault rifle and two automatic pistols, "

loaded and chambered

", according to the press release.

A fifth individual present in the vehicle managed to escape

”, according to the prosecutor.

The searches carried out at one of the suspects led to the discovery of a "

large sum of cash

", he added.

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During their custody, three of the occupants of the vehicle “

chosen to exercise their right to silence

”, while the fourth recognized a role of “

logistician

”, admitting to having served as a driver.

To mention the motive for these facts would amount to making assumptions devoid of certain foundation insofar as the defendants refused to make any declaration

”, warned Fabrice Bélargent.

Judicial information was opened for "

murder in an organized gang with premeditation

", "

association of criminals with a view to the commission of a crime

", "

destruction of an object relating to a crime or an offense to obstruct the manifestation of truth

” and “

possession and transport of weapons, ammunition and their elements of categories A and B

”, also specified the prosecutor.

The prosecution requested the placement of the suspects in pre-trial detention.

Source: lefigaro

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