The calm of Sunday evening was disturbed by the detonation of a firearm on February 11 in Dourdan, in Essonne.
A 28-year-old man was killed early in the evening at the town hall, the Évry prosecutor's office told AFP on Monday.
An investigation was opened for
“intentional homicide by an organized gang”
and entrusted to the Paris research section, said this source, confirming information from Le
Parisien
.
Sunday evening in this small town located about forty kilometers southwest of the capital, the young man
"was the victim of at least one gunshot"
, continued the prosecution, the number of bullets which hit him 'affected remains to be clarified during the autopsy scheduled for Monday.
Organized band
The events took place around 7 p.m., 7:30 p.m., according to the Essonne gendarmerie, contacted by AFP.
The aggravating circumstance of an organized gang was retained by the prosecution
"because at this time, elements suggest that several people are likely to be involved"
, further specifies this source.
The use of a firearm can also presuppose, at this stage of the investigations,
“a structure and an organization in the operating mode”
.