A man known for murder and drug trafficking, who was driving in a car in Vaulx-en-Velin, near Lyon, was shot at by people in a vehicle on the night of Saturday to Sunday, we learned from a police source.
The man was driving a BMW The latter then fired several shots at the other vehicle, according to the same source.
A dozen bullet holes in the car
The targeted car was able to leave and lose its pursuers but crashed shortly after on the Lyon ring road. The police then intervened in the accident and the driver surrendered, while the passenger managed to flee on foot. A dozen bullet holes were noted on their car.
The man targeted by the shooting is registered in the criminal record processing file (TAJ) for murder, importation of narcotics and acquisition of weapons, according to the police source. He was driving from Perpignan to Paris, and stopped in Vaulx-en-Velin to dine in a restaurant. The sources did not say whether he was injured.
