Several shots were fired into the air on Saturday, October 12, at mid-morning in a Grenoble market, the Prosecutor’s Office announced, confirming the information from the Dolphin released. There were no injuries. The shots occurred around ten in the morning in the Saint-Bruno market, near a PMU bar, where several customers were sitting and while the market was crowded, according to the regional newspaper.
“The shooting in the air this morning in the Saint-Bruno market is probably related to the anti-narcotics operation carried out in recent days”declared the Grenoble prosecutor, Eric Vaillant, in a message to the press. During this operation, seven people were arrested, four of whom were taken into custody and the rest under judicial supervision.
The police also seized drugs and around a hundred ammunition of different calibers. “This type of operation and the imprisonments that follow destabilize organizations at negotiation points and awaken the desires of competitors”added the prosecutor. Since the beginning of the year, the Alpine metropolis has experienced new tensions. Twenty episodes of armed violence have been recorded in the territory and the authorities no longer hesitate to talk about it. “gang war.”
Late Thursday morning, men armed with Kalashnikovs attacked an armored cash van in the city center, causing no injuries. The thieves left empty-handed and are still at large. The three transporters had just loaded 7 million euros from the Bank of France into their van. They shot in response to the attack, before fleeing with their van to a police station.
In early September, a 49-year-old municipal employee was shot dead while trying to prevent the escape of a man, known for violence and drug trafficking, who had caused a traffic accident. His death aroused immense emotion and a white march to pay tribute to him brought together a thousand people.
