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Coordinated Shootings in Nîmes Kill One, Wound Another

Police are probing connections to organized drug crews following discovery of a burned getaway car in Pissevin.

Le véhicule des agresseurs a été retrouvé incendié dans la soirée à l’autre bout de la ville, dans le quartier de Pissevin.
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Overview

  • The attacks began around 9:15 p.m. in the Mas de Mingue neighborhood when assailants in a car opened fire near a mosque and a known drug-dealing location.
  • A 50-year-old man was fatally shot and died on arrival at the hospital, while a man in his 30s suffered non-life-threatening wounds to both arms.
  • Investigators found the attackers’ vehicle torched later that evening in the Pissevin district, indicating arson to destroy evidence.
  • Shortly afterward, two motorcyclists fired at bystanders on the Route d’Arles, but no injuries were reported in that incident.
  • No suspects have been arrested as authorities examine potential links between the shootings and months-long drug-turf conflicts in southern France.