Overview

• A 41-year-old producer at the Arnavaux market was shot dead in the neck and head on Saturday morning in Marseille’s 14th arrondissement after resisting an attempted bag snatching.
• Witnesses say the shooter arrived by car and fled the scene, prompting the territorial crime division to open an inquiry.
• On Friday evening a fight among several people near the Saint-Charles station resulted in another man’s death by stabbing.
• The organized and specialized crime division is investigating the Friday homicide and the suspect remains at large.
• The twin killings underscore a surge in gang-related violence in Marseille that authorities have struggled to curb.