Seine-Saint-Denis. A man in custody after killing a trader and kidnapping his ex-wife

A man was taken into custody after the Friday shooting of a trader in Bobigny (Seine-Saint-Denis) and the kidnapping of his ex-girlfriend. The facts took place shortly before 8 p.m. on Friday, when a 37-year-old man was found shot dead in his restaurant located in a housing estate in downtown Bobigny, said a source close to the investigation. .

He was shot in the cheek, chest and arm, according to the same source, adding that “the motives for the murder are unclear”. The victim’s brother was also targeted. He was shot in the same city and went to hospital. He had two bullet holes in his arm but his vital prognosis was not engaged, continues this source.

Suspected of “premeditated and organized gang murder”

Not far from the scene of the murder, a man kidnapped his ex-partner and her family present in the apartment. He told his ex-girlfriend that he killed the trader, according to a source close to the investigation. The perpetrator was arrested by the Raid teams. He has been in custody since Friday evening.

The specialized interregional jurisdiction (Jirs) of Paris was seized on Saturday of the investigation for, in particular, “murder with premeditation and in an organized gang” and “kidnapping”, according to the Paris prosecutor’s office, requested by AFP.

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