Overview
- Orsoni, 71, was fatally struck by a single long‑range shot at the cemetery in Vero on January 12 as mourners looked on.
- France’s new national anti‑organized‑crime prosecutor (Pnaco) and the Marseille specialized jurisdiction (JIRS) are co‑seized, marking Pnaco’s first formal referral.
- Police recovered one projectile at the scene, forensic work is underway with an autopsy planned, and the gunman remains at large.
- Lines of inquiry include a vendetta tied to island banditry and possible links to the Petit Bar network and to Orsoni’s son, who was convicted in 2025 for a rival’s attempted murder.
- A former FLNC figure and ex‑AC Ajaccio president, Orsoni had returned from years abroad, previously surviving a 2008 assassination attempt, and his killing at a funeral has shocked local norms.