On Monday, October 31, we learned from police sources that a 16-year-old boy was killed Sunday evening in a drug-dealing area in a sensitive area of Avignon. The incident happened around 9:30 p.m. in the Montclair district, south of Avignon station, where several drug cases have been reported in the past.
The young man, who was hit by several bullets, died of his injuries, an employee of the Avignon PS told AFP. According to another police source, the victim “lookout point“. The investigation was transferred to the federal police.
“Gang War Background”
Two men, aged 20 and 34, were shot at the end of May 2021 in the same neighborhood of Avignon.apparently in the context of gang warfare over drug trafficking– then explained the prosecutor Philippe Guémas.
More than a month ago, on May 5, 2021, a police officer was killed when he intervened near a drug trafficking point in the center of Avignon. His death caused a stir and angered police unions.
At the end of 2020, Vaucluse, one of the poorest departments in France, had 84 transaction points, i.e. 15 points of sale per 100,000 inhabitants, the third highest density after Guadeloupe and Saint-Saint-Denis. “As of March 31, 2022, there were 69, down 15“, reports the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Source: Le Figaro
