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12-Year-Old Shot at Grenoble Drug-Dealing Site Is in Critical Condition

Investigators have opened an attempted-murder case led by specialized units following the pre-dawn attack.

Overview

  • Police and firefighters found the boy around 3 a.m. on rue du Drac in Grenoble’s Chorier-Berriat district with gunshot wounds to the back and legs, performed CPR, and transferred him to CHU Grenoble-Alpes.
  • He remains in a life-threatening condition in hospital, with authorities stating he is in a coma.
  • Prosecutors say the victim, born in December 2012, is believed to be an unaccompanied minor, though his identity is still being verified.
  • Nine 9 mm cartridge casings were recovered at the scene, which is outside local CCTV coverage, and the shooters fled.
  • The investigation for attempted murder has been assigned to the DCOS and police judiciaire as police search for the perpetrators in a city long troubled by narcotics-linked violence.