Overview
- Local prosecutors confirmed late Wednesday that three men were shot in the Planoise neighborhood of Besançon and that all three remain hospitalized with life‑threatening injuries.
- Police say a car pulled up in front of a grocery and several people inside fired on bystanders using two different weapons.
- Two victims aged 20 and 40 were treated at the scene by firefighters around 23:00, and a 19‑year‑old walked into the CHU de Besançon and was admitted in critical condition.
- The Doubs gendarmerie found a burned vehicle in Montferrand‑le‑Château that may belong to the attackers and forensic teams are carrying out inspections; no suspect has been arrested so far.
- Investigators are exploring all leads, including a possible settling of scores linked to drug trafficking, in a neighborhood that has seen drug‑related violence in recent years which could prompt an increased police presence and new arrests.