15-year-old teenager killed by gunshot at Cour Zamia, Pointe-à-Pitre
A 15-year-old boy was fatally shot on Saturday morning in the Cour Zamia neighbourhood in Pointe-à-Pitre. The DTPN has opened an investigation for murder.
Fatal shooting at Cour Zamia: 15-year-old teenager killed
A 15-year-old teenager was shot dead on Saturday, 31 October, in the morning in the Cour Zamia neighbourhood in Pointe-à-Pitre, according to guadeloupe.franceantilles.fr. Despite the intervention of emergency services, the young boy did not survive his injuries.
The exact circumstances of the shooting remain unclear at this stage. Investigators are still uncertain what led to the tragedy and whether the victim was specifically targeted or hit by mistake.
The Territorial Directorate of the National Police (DTPN) has been formally assigned an investigation for murder. Investigators are working to reconstruct the sequence of events, identify the perpetrator or perpetrators of the shots and establish the motivations behind the act. The Cour Zamia area has been cordoned off by law enforcement to allow technicians to carry out initial investigations.
This murder brings the number of homicides recorded on the archipelago since the beginning of 2026 to 37. The death of a 15-year-old teenager illustrates the scale of armed violence now affecting the youth in the working-class neighbourhoods of Pointe-à-Pitre.
Source: Google News GP — Crime