Double shooting in Terres-Sainville: two dead and two injured by gunfire within 48 hours
A new shooting struck the Terres-Sainville neighbourhood on Sunday evening, leaving two dead and two injured by gunfire. Three people died in this neighbourhood in a single weekend.
Terres-Sainville bereaved after another night of armed violence
Two people were killed by gunfire and two others injured in a shooting that occurred on Sunday 8 November around 22:30 in the Terres-Sainville neighbourhood in Fort-de-France, according to rci.fm. The death toll was confirmed at 23:30.
According to initial information from rci.fm, the perpetrator or perpetrators allegedly fired from a moving vehicle using an assault rifle. The incident occurred on Rue Robespierre, where firefighters and emergency medical services were deployed to care for the victims. Police also secured the perimeter.
This shooting came less than 48 hours after the murder of a 20-year-old BTS student in the same neighbourhood, during which her mother was also seriously injured. Within a single weekend, three people thus lost their lives in Terres-Sainville as a result of separate shootings.
The two victims from Sunday evening bring the number of murders recorded since the beginning of the year in Martinique to 28 and 29. Of these 29 homicides, 28 were committed with firearms, accounting for nearly all violent deaths recorded in 2026.
Armed violence is intensifying on the island, where so-called sensitive neighbourhoods in Fort-de-France account for the majority of incidents. Local authorities had recently discussed specific measures for these zones.
Source: Google News MQ — Crime