Overview

• The early morning ambush unfolded around 4:30 am Sunday as the bride and groom departed their reception in Goult, a village in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region.
• A 27-year-old bride was killed and three others—including the 25-year-old groom and a 13-year-old child believed to be their son—sustained serious injuries.
• One of the four masked attackers was killed after being run over by the couple’s car; two suspects aged between 20 and 30 have been arrested and a third remains on the run.
• The Avignon prosecutor’s office has opened a murder and attempted murder investigation by an organized gang, probing a suspected drug-related settling of scores.
• Dozens of gendarmes and a helicopter are now deployed in a major manhunt, with autopsies scheduled this week for both the slain bride and the attacker.