15-year-old boy shot dead in Arles in the Bouches de Rhone

15-year-old boy shot dead in Arles in the Bouches de Rhone - A 15-year-old boy has been shot dead in Arles in the Bouches de Rhone. The shooting occurred on Sunday evening in a district renowned for its drug trafficking. The victim, unknown to the police, was targeted by shots from a car around 10pm, in the Griffeuille district where the police had already intervened the previous weekend. Rushed to hospital, the young man died from his injuries.

 

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