A 25-year-old man was killed by a shotgun blast on Friday in Pas-de-Calais. A person is in custody.
A 25-year-old man was killed by a shotgun blast in Bailleul-sir-Berthoult in Pas-de-Calais and one of his “acquaintances” was placed in police custody, AFP learned on Saturday from of the gendarmerie.
The facts occurred near the victim’s home on Friday around 3:30 p.m., this source told AFP, confirming information from “La Voix du Nord”. An “acquaintance of the victim, a 25-year-old man, was arrested and is currently in police custody,” she added.
The victim’s father is injured
The victim’s father, who tried to disarm the perpetrator, was injured after being beaten on the head. The Arras public prosecutor’s office should divest on Saturday in favor of the Béthune public prosecutor’s office competent in criminal matters.