Overview
- Marseille prosecutor Nicolas Bessone confirmed the victim as 35-year-old Romain Santoni and said the JIRS has taken over the investigation.
- The victim was targeted with multiple gunshots around 7 a.m. as he exited his vehicle to open his business in the Borgo industrial zone.
- Two shooters fled in a utility vehicle that has not been found, and no arrests have been announced.
- Prosecutors opened an inquiry for assassination in an organized group and criminal association, and the Bastia prosecutor noted the victim was known to the justice system.
- Police intelligence has identified about 20 criminal teams exerting mafia-like influence on Corsica’s legal economy, with civil society planning a November 15 demonstration in Ajaccio after a year marked by a high per-capita homicide rate.