Drug trafficking, comatose victim, uncertain identity… What we know about the attempted murder of a 12-year-old teenager in Grenoble

The minor’s vital prognosis remains in jeopardy, according to authorities. He was hit by three bullets, in the back and leg.

A young teenage victim of drug trafficking in France? A 12-year-old boy was hit by three bullets near a drug sales area in Grenoble (Isère), on the night of Saturday 15 November to Sunday 16 November. He was seriously injured and in a coma, according to the latest information provided by authorities. His vital prognosis is still in jeopardy. Franceinfo summarizes what we know about the affair.

Shootings against the backdrop of drug trafficking

Several shots were fired at around 03.00, Sunday, November 16, in Grenoble. “I just heard five shots”testimony Mila Poignard, a student from the neighborhood, told AFP. “And someone shouted, ‘No, stop, stop!’ And nothing more than that.” he remembered. Nine cases of 9 mm bullets were found, according to Grenoble’s deputy prosecutor, François Touret de Coucy. The Chorier-Berriat district, to the west of the city, has been the site of several shootings in 2024 against the backdrop of drug trafficking, however, since January, the prefecture’s office and general prosecutor’s office have highlighted progress in eradicating drug trafficking.

The unaccompanied minor was seriously injured

The shooting victim, a 12-year-old teenager, was shot once in the back and twice in the leg, according to Grenoble’s deputy prosecutor. Emergency services found the victim in cardiac arrest. He was resuscitated at the scene before being operated on Sunday afternoon at Grenoble University Hospital. He is in a coma and his vital prognosis remains in jeopardy, according to the latest information from authorities.

The teenager’s footprints, which one will be “unaccompanied minor from North Africa”, “appeared under several identities, including one person who was summoned before a juvenile judge on December 10 for possession and supply or transfer of narcotics”but he was before “unknown to the court”detailed the Deputy Prosecutor. Born in December 2012, he recently escaped from a company in the Isère department where he lived.

An investigation was opened to find the shooter

The shooter has not been identified or arrested, according to Grenoble’s deputy prosecutor. The investigation into the “attempted murder” was entrusted to the judicial police. He also had to determine a possible connection between this shooting and drug trafficking. “Environmental investigation did not identify any visual witnesses”the prosecutor told BFMTV.

Strengthened security in the surrounding environment

Shortly after this tragedy, the prefect of Isère announced X “immediate strengthening of the public security system” in the Chorier-Berriat district. “Moving forces will support this (Sunday) In the evening, local police personnel were present at the location.”added Catherine Séguin.

“The fight against drug trafficking will be long and difficult, but the country will never give up the fight.”

Catherine Séguin, prefect of Isère

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Government spokesperson Maud Bregeon also assured on Sunday on BFMTV that “fighting against deal points and drug trafficking” is a “priority” and that’s the State “will not be shaken”.