Fatal shooting at Terres-Sainville: two dead in 48 hours in Fort-de-France
Two people were killed and two others wounded in a shooting on Sunday evening in Fort-de-France. The Terres-Sainville neighbourhood had already been struck by tragedy 48 hours earlier.
Third death in one weekend at Terres-Sainville
Two people lost their lives and two others were wounded by gunfire on Sunday 8 November 2026, around 22:30, in the Terres-Sainville neighbourhood in Fort-de-France, according to zayactu.org.
Based on initial information available, the shooter or shooters reportedly opened fire from a vehicle using an assault rifle. Four people were struck by projectiles; two of them succumbed to their injuries.
Firefighters and emergency medical teams were rapidly mobilised to assist the victims. Law enforcement secured the perimeter in order to conduct initial investigations. The exact circumstances of the shooting remain to be established, and the identity of the victims as well as the motives of the alleged perpetrators have not yet been determined.
A neighbourhood struck twice in less than 48 hours
This shooting occurred less than two days after another tragedy in the same neighbourhood. During the night of Friday 6 to Saturday 7 November, a 20-year-old student was fatally shot in an establishment in Terres-Sainville. Her mother, aged 54, was also seriously wounded in this first attack.
In total, three people were therefore killed by gunfire in this neighbourhood of Fort-de-France over the course of the same weekend.
29 homicides in Martinique since the start of the year
These two new deaths bring the number of homicides recorded in Martinique since the start of 2026 to 29, according to the latest figures communicated. Of these 29 victims, 28 were killed by gunfire.
This succession of tragedies occurs in a context of growing concerns surrounding the circulation of weapons and the multiplication of deadly violence on the island. Investigations are ongoing in order to reconstruct the sequence of events and identify the persons involved in this new shooting.
Source: Google News MQ — Crime