Overview
- Two assailants on a motorcycle fatally shot the 20‑year‑old on November 13 in broad daylight, and the suspects remain at large.
- An autopsy found six 9mm impacts matching six casings at the scene, supporting investigators’ view of a professional commando-style hit.
- The Marseille prosecutor has opened an investigation for organized assassination and criminal conspiracy, underscoring the organized‑crime angle.
- Prosecutor Nicolas Bessone says Mehdi was unknown to police and was preparing to join the police, while his brother Amine, a vocal anti‑narcotraffic activist, is under protection.
- The funeral is scheduled for this afternoon with reinforced security, a white march is set for November 22, and national officials decried an escalation as President Macron convened a meeting on narcotraffic and the situation in Marseille.