Overview
- The gunfire erupted just before 8 p.m. local time Wednesday in Le Lamentin, killing a 26-year-old man as he sat in a car with a child in the back seat.
- The child, born in 2022, was struck in the head and is in life-threatening condition after being transported to the CHU de la Martinique emergency department.
- Investigators documented roughly twenty 9 mm shell casings around a vehicle riddled with bullets, indicating multiple shots fired.
- The Fort-de-France prosecutor opened an inquiry, a representative visited the scene, and the territorial police judiciaire is leading the investigation, while the town’s mayor requested a security meeting.
- This death brings Martinique’s 2025 homicide total to 33, including 29 by firearm, as authorities warn about widespread arms circulation tied to drug-trafficking routes connecting South America, the United States and Europe.