Three separate shooting incidents have increased fears that tit-for-tat violence between rival gangs is spiralling. theSun theSundaily crime drug gang violence Marseille
A young person is arrested for suspected drug trafficking by a policeman from the unit “Brigade specialiste terrain” at the “Paternel” neighbourhood in the northern district of Marseille, southern France on March 31, 2023. AFPPIX: At least three people were shot dead and another eight were wounded during an overnight flare up in drug gang violence in the crime-plagued French port of Marseille, police said Monday.
“This estate is linked to almost all the killings in Marseille over the last months, with two sides that are fighting over the dealing spots and which have probably entered into a cycle of vendettas,“ she said. A 16-year-old boy died just north of the historic centre of the city in the gritty La Joliette district, while another with him is fighting for his life in intensive care, local police said. A 14-year-old was also wounded at the scene.Last year, 32 people were shot dead in gang violence in Marseille, the highest level since 2016, according to the local prosecutor's office.
The Paternelle housing estate is composed of a series run-down low-rise buildings where drugs are openly sold and the police are unwelcome.
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