An 18-year-old young man was shot dead in Valence, capital of Drôme, on Friday afternoon, the 1st.Ahem November, firefighters told Agence France-Presse. “Severely injured by gunshots on public roads, he was in cardiac arrest when help arrived” and was pronounced dead shortly after, emergency services said.
The events took place shortly before 4:30 p.m. in the Polygone neighborhood, near the city center of Valence, and “The place was frozen for the purposes of the investigation.”
According to a police source, the death could be related to a shooting linked to drug trafficking, which occurred the night before in front of a nightclub in Saint-Péray (Ardèche), west of Valence, which left three people wounded by gunshots, including a 22-year-old young man seriously injured in the head.
CRS called to “secure the city”
In a message published on the social network “CRS 83 last night”with the aim of “to secure the city with the will to not allow violence to take over the districts of Valencia”.
“Following the events that occurred a few hours earlier, Nicolas Daragon, Minister Delegate responsible for daily security and mayor [Les Républicains] of Valence, and Thierry Devimeux, prefect of Drôme, accompanied the staff » of the police, it is added.
