An investigation is opened for murder after the death of a 22-year-old man in Reims (Marne). He was first targeted by shots and then victim of an accident after a chase, on the night of Sunday to Monday, said a police source and the prosecutor's office.
Shortly before midnight, in the Orgeval district, in the north of the city, "several shots were heard, followed, it seems, by a chase between two vehicles," says Matthieu Bourrette, prosecutor of Reims.
The victim known for drug cases
Then, "one of the vehicles hit the other" and the driver of the vehicle hit, living in Reims, near the facts, "died on the spot". It specifies that the cause of death "remains to be confirmed" with the "autopsy". The prosecutor entrusted this investigation for "murder" to the judicial police. The newspaper "L'Union" specifies that the drama was knotted rue Charles-Péguy
According to a police source, the 22-year-old man was driving a 208 and was "shot at from another vehicle", a "Clio declared stolen". A chase ensued and the Clio collided with the 208 "which ended up on the roof", while the occupants of the Clio fled. "Bullet holes" were found "on the hood and bumper" of the car of the deceased driver, known for drug-related cases.
According to the same source, settling of scores has already taken place on May 25 and 30 in the same district of the city.