Overview
- Prosecutors have opened an investigation for organized murder and criminal conspiracy as detectives hunt the two assailants on a motorcycle.
- The autopsy found six 9mm gunshot wounds to the chest and six matching shell casings at the scene, consistent with a precise, professional execution.
- Authorities say Mehdi Kessaci was unknown to police and was preparing to take the exam to become a police constable.
- The favored line of inquiry is that the killing sent a message to his brother, anti‑narcotraffic activist Amine Kessaci, who is under police protection, as national and local leaders warn of escalating narco‑violence.
- The family announced funeral rites for Tuesday, with prayers at the Frais Vallon mosque and burial at Saint‑Henri cemetery in Marseille.