A 27-year-old man was shot dead Monday evening in the city center of Fort-de-France, less than 50 meters from the Town Hall and the Courthouse, AFP learned on Tuesday January 25. from judicial sources.
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The victim was in cardiorespiratory arrest when firefighters arrived. Another individual, hit by a bullet in the head, was transferred to the Martinique University Hospital in serious condition, according to firefighters.
A “settlement of accounts”
The facts occurred around 8:30 p.m. on Boulevard du General de Gaulle, the main axis of the city center. The two victims were traveling in a small white car when they were shot at, said the judicial source. “We are on something akin to a settling of scores even if the investigations are in progress“, reacted to AFP Steeve Moreau, deputy mayor of Fort-de-France in charge of security.
“This raises the question of security in general in Martinique. There is a problem of arms trafficking and drug trafficking which are the sovereign responsibility of the State“commented the chosen one. The investigation was handed over to the federal police. This is the second homicide committed in Martinique since the beginning of 2022.
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“These are recurring scenes“, lamented Thierry Beaucelin, departmental secretary of the National Alliance Police union on the antenna of the local radio RCI. “There is a circulation of weapons that we cannot stop“, he added. This new scene of violence comes less than a week after two armed robberies in two jewelry stores in the city.