Overview

• A motorcyclist, born in 1998, was fatally shot in Goyave, Guadeloupe, on the night of April 19–20, 2025.
• The Basse-Terre prosecutor’s office has launched a murder investigation, classifying the case as 'murder preceded or followed by another crime.'
• Preliminary reports suggest the victim was returning from a music festival and may have been targeted in a motorcycle theft involving a chase and gunfire.
• The gendarmerie’s research section in Pointe-à-Pitre has been tasked with the case, and jurisdiction may soon shift to the Pointe-à-Pitre prosecutor’s office.
• Guadeloupe’s 33 homicides in 2024 gave it the second-highest murder rate in France, highlighting ongoing concerns about regional crime levels.