Overview

• Shortly after midnight, gunfire from a scooter that pulled alongside a buggy struck two occupants on a busy central square.
• The 23-year-old driver died at the scene and the 26-year-old passenger was hospitalized in critical condition, with doctors reporting a stationary status.
• Prosecutors say a drug-trafficking score-settling is a probable motive but urge caution as the shooters remain at large.
• The injured passenger is known to the justice system for narcotics offenses, and the buggy had been checked by police earlier with different occupants.
• The prefect cites a recent rise in drug-linked violence in the Dijon metro—two homicides and one attempted homicide in the past two weeks, three homicides and nine attempts this year—and announces a CRS 8 deployment.