Crime. Assassination of a youngster in Besançon: three suspects arrested.

Three males have been arrested by the police as a part of the investigation opened after the assassination final week of a 15-year-old teenager, on the background of drug trafficking, within the Planoise district of Besançon, indicated Thursday town ​​legal professional.

The three suspects aged 20, 24 and 30, “very unfavorably identified to justice”, have been arrested on Wednesday night in an condo within the Planoise district in possession of a 9 mm caliber handgun and one other 7 caliber .65 millimeters, each with engaged ammunition, stated Etienne Manteaux.

For the previous month, 4 episodes of taking pictures close to a very profitable deal level within the Planoise district have left three injured and one useless, a 15-year-old boy killed by a 9mm bullet within the chest. An investigation was opened on expenses of “felony affiliation, organized gang homicide and tried organized gang homicide”.

“Investigations in technical and scientific police can be decisive within the coming days”, underlined David Tognelli, commander of the judicial police of Besançon, co-seized of the investigation with the departmental safety. They are going to be in a position particularly “to say whether or not or not this weapon (of 9 mm) was used for this assassination”, specified Mr. Manteaux, contemplating that it was “nonetheless too early” to formally set up a direct hyperlink with the assassination. of {the teenager}.

clan combat

One of many males arrested on Wednesday admitted to having been shot on September 4 when he was answerable for securing this place of deal. The identical night, the police had arrested two suspects, however who haven’t but been formally implicated for these details. The primary components of the investigation “counsel a clan battle” for the management of drug trafficking, in response to the prosecutor.

Between November 2019 and March 2020, the Republican Reconquest District (QRR) of Planoise, which has 20,000 inhabitants, had already been the scene of violent clashes between two rival gangs who have been vying for management of drug trafficking. This gang battle left 11 injured on each side, together with minors, and a 23-year-old useless.

The investigation into the murder remains to be ongoing, however a complete of 57 individuals have been indicted for these taking pictures episodes, seven of whom have already been convicted.

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