Stupor in the quiet town of Coulommiers (Seine-et-Marne). A shooting broke out on Monday night, around 21:30 p.m., at the Templars, a neighborhood composed of buildings. Two men burst onto a scooter. The rear passenger opened fire. Seven shots were reportedly fired. No one was injured. The two unknown persons, who left as they had come, were not arrested.
The prosecutor's office of the Meaux court has opened an investigation for "attempted murder". The investigation file was entrusted to the judicial police. According to the first elements collected and reported by the public prosecutor, Jean-Baptiste Bladier, the shots fired with a handgun, were directed at a group of people. "It is unclear if the group was targeted or if the shots were fired in the air to scare."
A dwelling crossed by a stray bullet
A stray bullet passed through an apartment according to the town hall. According to the prosecutor's office, this projectile was lodged "in the shutter of a home". No more is known at this time. The recordings of the videos captured by the city's surveillance cameras will be made available to investigators.
Coulommiers is a town of 15,000 inhabitants southeast of Meaux. It is located in a rural area, surrounded by small municipalities. The Templar district, where the shots were fired, is on the heights. It takes its name from a former commandery of the Order of the Templars that is still there. Close to this historical heritage is the hospital. The district is presented as "disadvantaged" by a specialist in the recent history of the city. An underground economy would have developed there, but it would not lead to unrest. Drug trafficking is said to be "well established" but "not very visible".
Until now, there had never been a settling of accounts in Coulommiers. Our local historian concludes: "This is probably due to a history of narcotics. What else could it be? »
