Overview
- Prosecutors said two suspects were taken into custody a few hours after the killing in the city’s 3rd arrondissement.
- The Marseille prosecutor opened an investigation on charges including organized assassination, with specialized organized-crime units assigned.
- The attack occurred late morning near a gym on rue de Crimée, and bullets struck the storefront without causing other reported injuries.
- Witness accounts and police-source reporting indicate an assault rifle was used, with descriptions of kalashnikov fire and 7.62 mm rounds.
- The victim’s identity is still being verified; a local deputy said he knew the man as a 38-year-old father of four, and the motive remains unconfirmed.