Overview
- Shots were fired around 11 p.m. in Mercurol-Veaunes, striking two young women in a car and killing a 19-year-old who later died at the hospital.
- The second woman was seriously wounded and hospitalized, and the driver took both victims to Valence hospital after the attack.
- The specialized interregional jurisdiction in Lyon (JIRS) now leads the case, with the Grenoble research section and the Drôme gendarmerie providing support.
- According to a source close to the investigation, the intended targets were two men in the vehicle who are known for drug-related offenses, and the women are considered collateral victims.
- No perpetrators have been identified or arrested, and reporting says investigators are focusing on the associates of the two male passengers as the village grapples with the spread of narcotrafficking-linked violence.