Shooting at Barista bar in Fort-de-France: 20-year-old woman killed, her mother seriously wounded
A young woman of 20 years old was killed by gunfire at the Barista bar in Terres-Sainville during the night of 6 to 7 November 2026. It is the 27th murder of the year in Martinique.
27th murder of the year in Martinique: student shot dead at Barista bar
A young woman of 20 years old lost her life in a shooting that occurred during the night of Friday 6 to Saturday 7 November 2026 at the Barista bar, rue Alexandre-Tissot, in the Terres-Sainville district of Fort-de-France. Her mother, aged 54, was seriously wounded and received emergency care. According to rci.fm, it is the 27th murder recorded this year on the island.
The incident occurred around one o'clock in the morning, as the establishment was about to close following a birthday party. Four individuals burst into the premises; one of them was not masked, according to a police source.
According to initial investigation findings, the two victims were not the initial target of the attackers and appear to have intervened. The deceased victim regularly came to help her mother in this business, which had been open for a year and a half. After committing the act, the attackers fled on foot via the stairs in the direction of Trénelle.
The mother's prognosis remains, at this stage, stable. In the neighbourhood, the theory of a settling of scores linked to financial debts is being discussed, although it has not yet been confirmed by investigators from the Territorial Criminal Investigation Police Service, who have taken charge of the case.
The death of this young woman, described by those around her as kind and liked by everyone, plunges her family and the entire district into mourning. Residents are planning to light candles in her memory.
Catherine Michalon, municipal councillor and elected representative for the Terres-Sainville district, was present on the scene that night. "I was near the place where the tragedy occurred. We are dismayed, we are lost for words when it happens so close to us," she said. "It is true that there is a lot of violence these days, and it does not only affect the Terres-Sainville district. We can see it everywhere. But when you see a young girl leave like this for no good reason, you ask yourself questions: what is happening? How will we manage to eradicate this violence and above all these weapons that are circulating freely throughout the country?"
Source: Google News MQ — Crime