Overview

• On June 27, masked gunmen opened fire on Passage Avogrado in Nîmes’ Pissevin district, injuring six people, one of whom remains in critical condition.
• Police have launched an attempted murder investigation and deployed riot units in a citywide manhunt for the suspects.
• Witnesses reported the use of automatic weapons during the shooting, raising alarm over the level of armaments in the area.
• The Pissevin neighborhood has been scarred by drug-related violence before, including a stray-bullet death of a child in 2023 and a fatal ambush last year.
• Residents expressed shock at the sudden surge in gunfire and were advised to stay indoors as security forces intensified patrols.