The scene took place in broad daylight.
As La Provence reports on Wednesday, a 16-year-old teenager was shot in the head with the butt of an automatic rifle - a priori a Kalashnikov - and was shot in the Bricarde district, in the 15th arrondissement of Marseille. , this Monday at the beginning of the afternoon.
According to the regional daily, he was not hit directly but received shrapnel from bullets on one leg.
His state of health did not cause concern to the firefighters of the North hospital, where he had been transported, still reports La Provence.
A man shot dead in early June
According to France 3, in addition to the casings - some of which were not struck - the anti-crime brigade dispatched to the scene also found a Beretta automatic pistol.
The victim is known to the police for facts related to drug trafficking.
According to the daily, the neighborhood is known for several of its drug spots.
In early June, a 23-year-old man was shot and killed at the bottom of a building and another was injured.