Overview
- Late Tuesday night in the Sainte-Anne/avenue de Mazargues area, a young man was attacked with knives during a street confrontation.
- The victim sustained multiple deep wounds including to the chest, was resuscitated by marine firefighters, and died after being transported to hospital.
- A second young man was hospitalized for contusions and shock, and his life was not reported to be in danger.
- The assailants fled the scene and the case has been assigned to specialized units, reported as the DCOS by some outlets and the criminal brigade by others.
- Key details remain uncertain, with differing reports on timing, precise location and the victim’s age, and the stabbing follows another fatal shooting in the city about ten days earlier.