Fatal shooting in Reims: 37-year-old man shot dead in Croix-Rouge district
A 37-year-old man with a history of criminal conviction was killed by gunshot on 3 June in the evening in the Croix-Rouge district of Reims. The public prosecutor's office is pursuing the line of drug trafficking.
Homicide by shooting in Reims: drug trafficking at the heart of the investigation
A 37-year-old man was killed by gunshot in the Croix-Rouge district of Reims (Marne) on the evening of 3 June, reports france3-regions.franceinfo.fr, confirming information from L'Union. The incident occurred around 22:00 hours near the Boulevard Bonaparte.
The victim, identified as Farid B., was struck in the abdomen. Evacuated in critical condition to hospital, he died during the night. Originally from the Wilson district, the man had nearly thirty convictions on his criminal record.
"It appears that the victim was shot," a source close to the investigation revealed. The prosecutor of Reims, Schneider, indicated that the victim was "very well known" to police and that this death is "very likely" linked to drug trafficking.
The day after the incident, no arrests had yet been made. An investigation for "murder" was opened and handed over to the inter-regional judicial police service. Investigators are notably examining CCTV footage to establish the exact circumstances of the death and determine what the victim was doing in the Croix-Rouge district that evening.
Rivalry between the Wilson and Croix-Rouge districts has already resulted in several violent episodes in recent years, though these have not systematically been linked to drug trafficking. "We expect there will be repercussions," a source close to the case said. The Marne prefecture indicated that a security operation was planned for the evening of 4 June in both districts to prevent possible retaliation.
Farid B.'s judicial history was already substantial. In 2019, he was put under investigation for "attempted murder", before eventually being convicted of "carrying a prohibited weapon" three years later. In 2015, he had escaped from a police vehicle that was transporting him to hospital; recaptured, he was remanded in custody pending trial.
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