Young Moroccan Man with Criminal Record Fatally Shot in Avignon, France

This Moroccan would, according to police sources speaking to AFP, be "very well known to the police." He received a bullet in the night from Friday to Saturday in Avignon, himself an Avignonnais. But he did not die on the spot.

Indeed, this Moroccan, named Abderrahim Amazian, aged 21, died in the hospital. He had been dropped off there around 3:50 a.m. by two people. But his injuries were serious and the care provided could not save him.

BFMTV, also based on the words of AFP, writes in an article on the same subject: "At the end of December, two men had already been killed by gunfire in Avignon, in a probable settling of scores, a few days apart."

The investigation is barely progressing, according to the media La Provence. The latter stated two days ago: "The investigators in charge of the investigations into the death of a 21-year-old man killed by gunfire in the night from Friday to Saturday are continuing their interviews with the victim’s entourage. So far, no arrests have been made. Only the identity of the victim has been confirmed."

Amazian would have about twenty mentions on his criminal record, despite his young age, according to La Provence.