The body of a charred man was found in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday near a burning vehicle in the third arrondissement of Marseille. The matter is referred to the judicial police.
According to a police source, "the body of a man made unrecognizable by the flames lay in the back of a burning car stopped in the middle of the road". At the time of the discovery of the body, rue Jolie Manon, the fire was spreading to three other vehicles. A "9mm caliber case was also found near the body," the source said.
CCTV footage used by the CSU showed four hooded men fleeing on foot. They are "actively sought" according to the police source.
25 deaths linked to drug trafficking in Marseille in 2023
The Belle-de-Mai district has already been the scene of homicides last year. A man in his twenties was found dead with a gunshot wound in December. In October, a 33-year-old man died after being shot from a vehicle, all against a backdrop of drug trafficking.
If this new homicide is indeed linked to drug trafficking, it would be the 26th of the year in the Phocaean city, according to an AFP report. In 2022, 32 people lost their lives in the Bouches-du-Rhône, against a backdrop of drug trafficking.
Saturday, a young man of 17 years, unknown to the police, died two days after being shot multiple times in the chest in the city of Tourmarines, in the Cabucelle in the fifteenth arrondissement of the city. The case was also referred to the judicial police.