They are undoubtedly several witnesses to have attended this murder which occurred this Friday evening in the middle of the street.
But among them, only one had the courage to shadow the shooter.
And this good Samaritan is, according to a police source, a homeless person.
His role will in any case be essential in this case of intentional homicide.
According to the same source, around 9:50 p.m., a narcotics transaction turned tragic at the Porte de La Chapelle.
According to the first collected by the police, a man of Georgian nationality addresses a dealer, presumably to buy narcotics.
In this sector, the sale of crack is frequent.
"But we don't know what drug it is," said a police source.
Still, the alleged customer is not satisfied with the quantity or quality of the product.
An altercation breaks out with the seller.
The sexagenarian then takes out a handgun and fires.
The victim is hit in the chest and buttocks.
Despite the intervention of a team from Smur and the Château-Landon firefighters, who gave him a heart massage, the alleged seller had his first cardiac arrest at 10:10 p.m. before dying half an hour later.
He manages to find the murder weapon.
Meanwhile, a homeless man took matters into his own hands.
According to an investigator, the destitute was begging when he witnessed the murder.
He decides to follow the suspect by calling the police.
Thanks to him, the alleged client, in a state of drunkenness, was arrested shortly before 10 p.m. on rue de la Chapelle.
And once again thanks to him, the officials manage to get their hands on the weapon which the shooter had got rid of.
The magistrate of the Paris public prosecutor's office who went on the spot seized the 2nd district of judicial police to carry out the continuation of the investigations.