Overview

• On April 17, 2025, three people were shot and a fourth injured by a vehicle in a targeted attack at a Subway restaurant in Rennes' Villejean district.
• The attackers, armed with an assault rifle and handguns, carried out the shooting in broad daylight, reportedly tied to narcotics turf wars in the area.
• Four suspects, all known to law enforcement, were arrested within hours, including one near a burned getaway car and three others in a RAID operation.
• An investigation for attempted homicides in an organized gang has been launched, with CRS 82 police reinforcements deployed to maintain security in Villejean.
• Local leaders and residents express alarm over escalating violence, as Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau pledges sustained law enforcement presence in the district.