Overview

• Gunmen opened fire around 9:10 p.m. on October 3 at Place des Amaryllis in Nice’s Moulins neighborhood near a narcotics point of sale.
• Forensics recovered 25 Kalashnikov-caliber 7.62 mm and five 9 mm casings, and a Peugeot 3008 used by the assailants was found burned in Mougins after being stolen in Marseille with false plates.
• Two victims, born in 1966 and 2005, were killed; five others including minors born in 2008 and 2011 were wounded, and none remained in life-threatening condition as of Saturday.
• No arrests have been made; prosecutors opened a flagrant inquiry for homicides and attempted homicides in an organized gang, led by SIPJ 06 with DCOS and zonal police services co-assigned.
• Roughly 60 CRS officers are reinforcing the area within a security presence of over 100 personnel, and a medico-psychological support cell has been set up for residents.