Toulouse. Young man shot and injured in the night: twenty shots fired
By Thibaut Calatayud
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The advanced investigation after the assault with a firearm suffered by a young man in Toulouse. On the night of Monday July 25 to Tuesday July 26, 2022, the 25-year-old victim was taken care of by the emergency services after being shot and injured at rue de Carcassonne, in the district of the Château de l’Hers.
The young man out of danger
The days of the man evacuated to the Toulouse Purpan University Hospital are not in danger. The latter had been slightly touched at the level of the left shoulder.
The victim taken care of at Purpan… and placed in police custody
According to our information, the young man victim of this attack was placed in police custody in the wake of his medical treatment. The reason ? At the time, he was driving a vehicle that had been reported stolen.
After this incident, the judicial police opened an investigation to try to understand what could have happened in this district of eastern Toulouse.
At least two assailants?
Contacted by Toulouse NewsSamuel Vuelta-Simon, the public prosecutor of Toulouse, indicates that this attack could have been committed by several people. “Perhaps two unidentified authors, but subject to verification,” he adds.
The assailants surrendered to a veritable wave of violence. A twenty shots were fired, according to the magistrate.
For the time being, the motive for this attack has not yet been established by investigators from the Toulouse judicial police. Should we expect a link with drug trafficking? “That will have to be determined by the investigation,” concludes, cautiously, the prosecutor.
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