Overview
- A man in his thirties was found around 2 a.m. on Rue Georges-Méliès in Échirolles beside an electric scooter in cardiac arrest and could not be saved.
- A medico-legal examination determined the severe jaw injury was caused by a bullet, shifting the case toward a homicide by shooting.
- Investigators also noted a bullet impact in the victim’s back and a cartridge case lodged in his clothing, leading them to drop an initial accident hypothesis.
- According to TF1, the man was wearing a bulletproof vest and a black balaclava when discovered.
- TF1 reports he was known to the judicial police with numerous criminal-record entries, and the Grenoble prosecutor declined to comment.