Two young men shot dead in Mitry-Mory and Tremblay-en-France, Digi Mart USA News (Seine-et-Marne and Seine-Saint-Denis, France): Two young men, aged 22 and 24, were shot dead two days apart in Mitry-Mory (Seine-et-Marne) and Tremblay-en-France (Seine-Saint-Denis), according to a report from Le Nouveau Détective. Both were sitting in a car at the time of the shootings.
The first attack took place on Friday evening, around 8:30 p.m., on rue de Richelieu in Mitry-Mory. Residents, alerted by gunshots, called emergency services.
The 22-year-old victim was found at the wheel of a Citroën C3 riddled with bullets and died at the scene despite resuscitation attempts. Investigators found 21 shell casings of 7.62 mm caliber, a type commonly used in Kalashnikov rifles.
The victim was from Tremblay-en-France, had previously been convicted of drug trafficking, and was reportedly suspected of involvement in a drug dealing point in Villepinte.
On Sunday around 9:30 p.m., a new volley of gunfire hit a car on rue Lénine in Tremblay-en-France. The 24-year-old was seated in the passenger seat.
Several individuals reportedly approached the vehicle, opened fire and fled. He was struck in the head, neck and right arm and did not survive.
Five 5.56 mm shell casings were found at the scene. He was also known to the justice system for drug trafficking.
According to the report, the victims were acquainted, and both attacks involved military-style weapons at two separate crime scenes. However, no criminal link has been formally established.
Two separate investigations are underway, entrusted to the judicial police of Seine-et-Marne and the Paris Criminal Brigade.
