The firefighters were dispatched this Sunday around 4:30 am to the forecourt of the Grenoble station (Isère).
A 19-year-old young man was seriously wounded there by gunshot to the right flank, indicates Le Dauphiné Libéré.
Despite the intervention of the emergency services, the victim died during his transport to the hospital.
A murder investigation was opened on Sunday, announces the Grenoble prosecutor's office.
An investigation entrusted to the departmental security
The investigation is entrusted to the criminal brigade of the departmental security of the Grenoble police station.
Neither the profile of the victim, nor the circumstances of the tragedy are yet known.
Last week, according to the Dauphiné Libéré, two teenagers were taken to task in this sector of the city where they had been hit with an adjustable wrench by a group of five masked individuals.