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Nantes Shooting Kills One, Critically Injures Another as Prosecutor Probes Drug Link

Investigators are treating the nighttime attack as a targeted hit tied to narcotics trafficking.

Overview

  • Two young men were shot in the Bottière neighborhood on rue Augustin-Fresnel, leaving one dead at the scene and the other in intensive care.
  • The Nantes prosecutor opened a case and assigned it to the DCOS, the national unit that handles organized-crime investigations.
  • Investigators say the attack appears tied to drug trafficking, noting the victims were targeted and both are recorded in TAJ, a national file of prior police records.
  • Officers found three 9 mm shell casings at the scene, and while police point to a handgun, a local outlet cited witnesses who heard bursts.
  • No suspect has been identified as detectives continue to gather forensic traces and witness accounts.