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Four Held in Nice Shooting That Killed Two

Prosecutors in Marseille are steering an organized-crime case linked to local drug networks.

Overview

  • Marseille prosecutors said Thursday that four people are in custody in the probe into the Moulins district shooting.
  • Nice’s mayor said the group includes the suspected gunman and three presumed accomplices, citing arrests overnight from Wednesday to Thursday.
  • The interregional specialized prosecutor’s office in Marseille, known as the JIRS, has taken over the case under charges tied to organized murder and drug trafficking.
  • The attack, which unfolded Monday near Place des Amaryllis, saw a man arrive on an electric scooter, open fire, and escape before being picked up by a car.
  • Two men, aged 38 and 57, died and six others were wounded, and prosecutors said the deceased had no known links to narcotics dealing.