A man in his forties, "
known to justice
", was shot and killed this Friday afternoon in the middle of the street in Privas (Ardèche), we learned from the city prosecutor's office.
The facts, the circumstances of which remained undetermined, took place at the beginning of the afternoon in the city center, shortly before 2 p.m., the public prosecutor Cécile Deprade told AFP, confirming information from the regional daily.
The Dauphine Libere
.
The forties died on the spot despite the intervention of the emergency services, added the magistrate.
No information on the shooter(s) was given.
The investigation was entrusted to the judicial police of Valencia, according to the same source.