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; Updated on August 4, 2025 at 4:24 p.m.
UPDATE. Monday August 4, 2025 at 4:23 p.m.: The deceased man lived Meyzieu. An investigation into murder in an organized gang and association of criminals in order to commit a crime was entrusted to the SIPJ of the Rhône, the Lyon prosecutor’s office told AFP.
A man was fatally injured by bullets during an exchange of shots on the night of Sunday August 3 to Monday August 4 in Meyzieu, in East Lyon, learned News Lyon of official source, confirming information from theAFP.
According to police sources, an exchange of gunshots took place in the street around midnight between the victim and three people, who then fled by car. One of the three people was injured in the shooting. The killed man was he 29 years old.
Close to the Mathiolan district
The facts took place on rue Paul-Gauguin, at the edge of the priority district of Mathiolan, Placed under curfew in July for minors under the age of 16 Unaccompanied, following various incidents (firearms, destruction of a video surveillance camera).
Say you drug trafficking has also been noted in this area, the exact reasons for this crime are not known for the time being.
“I am disappointed to see that these criminal actions continue. Such a level of violence is worrying and this all the more justifies the measurement of curfew set up to protect minors. In any case, we are waiting for the conclusions of the investigation to find out what happened, ”said Christophe Quiniou, the mayor of Meyzieu, to News Lyon.
Last week, a man was also injured by bullets in the street, this time on the side of Saint-Fons.
With AFP
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