singer maintains shooting was accidental

It was an announcement that caused astonishment in the world of music. The singer Kendji Girac, revealed on the show The Voice in 2014, was shot and injured on the night of April 21 to 22. Emergency services were reportedly notified around 5:25 a.m. The incident took place in the artist’s trailer, which was then parked in a motorway rest area located in Biscarosse (Landes), recalls The Parisian.

Kendji Girac, one of the most popular French artists, would have received a bullet to the ribcage. It would have pierced the body of the 27-year-old artist and emerged at his back. If the vital prognosis of the interpreter Gitano was engaged following this incident, he is now out of danger. In fact, the‘artist ” was able to be operated on Monday at the end of the day, outside the intensive care unit since Kendji’s state of health permitted it. The manager explains that he is doing better and that he is even out of the woods. » specifies Edgar Becquet, the BFM TV correspondent in Pessac.

Kendji Girac heard by investigators this afternoon

The first ballistic analyzes provided information on this tragic incident. According to the elements of the investigationthe bullet which hit Kendji Girac in the chest, before coming out at his back would have been fired from inside the caravan of the winner of The Voice 2014. It would have in fact pierced the passenger compartment of the vehicle from the inside according to the first elements of the investigation. These assessments therefore go for the moment in line with the testimony provided by Kendji Girac who says he was accidentally injured by mishandling this weapon.

However, investigators are seeking to find out more about the circumstances of the accident, which is why they questioned Kendji Girac this afternoon. “ We will see if he confirms or if he gives different elements because when he mentioned this possibility of the accidental shooting it was a few hours after he was injured. Did he have all his faculties to respond well to the investigators? It is an interview as a victim which will allow investigators to have the context. » explained this evening Alexandra Gonzalez, deputy head of the police justice department of BFM TV. However, after being heard for three hours by investigators, Kendji Girac maintains that it was an accidental shooting, BFM TV learned from a source close to the investigation.

The thesis of purchasing the weapon at the weakened flea market

“It seems completely unlikely to buy a firearm that works within a few hours of purchase.” underlined Alexandra Gonzalez. BFM TV also collected the testimony of Dominique, the organizer of the Teste de Buch flea market where the singer allegedly bought his firearm. He said he saw neither weapons nor Kendji Girac at the stands. “ Let’s admit, Kendji Girac would have moved, I think everyone knows him. There would have been a crowd.”

General François Daoust, former director of the IRCGN and the judicial center of the gendarmerie specifies: “The Colt 45 caliber 11 43 was a weapon that accompanied the American army during World War II and it was widely distributed during airdrops. For a long time it was the weapon of the Parisian and Marseille circles. It now has value for collectors (…) There are authorized arms sales but there are also a certain number of weapons sold secretly between amateurs or collectors (…) and Kendji Girac can be prosecuted for possession of a prohibited weapon “.
The prosecutor will give a press conference tomorrow at 3 p.m. in Mont-de-Marsan which will provide all the information on the investigation.

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