Toulouse: A shot man, the law of silence at the Reynerie
Merouane, 27, was shot Friday evening by several bullets, Edgar-Varèse path in Toulouse. The investigation was entrusted to the PJ.
Why was Merouane, 27, coldly shot on Friday evening at the foot of a building in the Reynerie district of Toulouse? The investigations entrusted to the territorial direction of the judicial police have only just begun.
As is often the case in this type of score-settling case, the law of silence reigns in the neighborhood and the investigators are struggling to provide information. Those who know are silent.
The victim was targeted while she was on the Edgar-Varèse route, a well-known deal point in Toulouse.
The track of a settling of accounts against the background of drug trafficking seems privileged. In Toulouse, the weapons regularly speak for turf wars related to drugs. Was Merouane linked to it? Was he targeted by mistake?
What was he doing at 11:45 p.m., Varèse journey?
Autopsy
An autopsy must take place to determine by what type of projectiles he was hit. Merouane was known to the courts for small cases of possession of narcotics. In the neighborhood, the emotion has been strong since Friday. Merouane’s father is very well known for his investment in associations in favor of integration.
He spoke to a crowd gathered in front of him. He asks for the end of the omerta. “There are people here, I hope they have a conscience,” he said. You all know him. It was my blood. It’s catastrophic, ”he despairs. Since the murder, veiled people have gathered dozens of people around the victim’s family. The latter hopes to have answers. She hopes that tongues will loosen and witness the progress of the investigation carried out by the judicial police.
No arrest
Friday evening, Merouane finds himself with a group of people at the foot of this building when a shooter fired on him several times. He didn’t die instantly. Police officers from the anti-crime squad arrived on the scene a few minutes after the attack and provided him with first aid.
They were relayed by the firefighters and the Samu. He was transported in critical condition to hospital. Despite the efforts of doctors, he died overnight. No suspects were arrested.