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La Poste Halts Deliveries on Vénissieux Streets After Shootings

The halt underscores drug turf violence pressuring public services to pull back.

Overview

  • La Poste suspended mail and parcel rounds on parts of boulevard Joliot-Curie in Vénissieux, saying it cannot guarantee carrier safety after recent shootings.
  • Residents in the affected buildings must now pick up items at the central Vénissieux post office until home delivery can resume safely.
  • The Rhône prefecture deployed about 60 extra police officers to the area to lower tensions as investigations into the gunfire continue.
  • Officials link the violence to fights over drug-selling spots, with widely shared video showing masked men firing in broad daylight and reports of injuries but no deaths.
  • City leaders, La Poste, and police have met to map a safe return to normal service, while unions and residents describe relief for workers but frustration over losing a basic service.