Grenoble Apartment Attacked With Gunfire and Molotov Cocktail, 7-Year-Old Wounded

Overview

• The attack struck a ground-floor flat on Rue des Colibris in La Villeneuve around 22:15–22:30 on Thursday.
• Firefighters quickly extinguished a terrace fire from an incendiary device, and the child with leg shrapnel wounds was hospitalized without life-threatening injuries.
• The 47-year-old father was treated for smoke inhalation and shock, while the mother and three other children, ages 3, 4, and 11, were uninjured.
• Authorities reported seven 11.43 mm rounds fired, recovered multiple casings on the terrace, and found a projectile inside the apartment.
• A judicial investigation led by the police judiciaire is underway with no arrests reported, and recent reports note a neighboring flat was shot at weeks earlier in this frequently troubled area.