Categories: News

Shooting in Poitiers: between 400 and 600 people involved, what we know

Spread the love

A brawl involving several hundred people took place on the evening of Thursday October 31. Five people were seriously injured, including at least three minors.

Halloween night turned into a nightmare. Around 10:45 pm this Thursday, October 31, in Poitiers (Vienne), a party degenerated, leading to a shootout between several groups, according to information from BFMTV. According to Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau, “several people […] between 400 and 600 were involved” in this shooting. It was apparently a “restaurant that turned into a brawl”.

The police quickly arrived on the scene. Emergency services were also deployed. Five people were injured by gunfire. Among them were two 16-year-old teenagers and a 15-year-old. The latter's life is in danger.

200% Deposit Bonus up to €3,000 180% First Deposit Bonus up to $20,000

Violence against a backdrop of drug trafficking

The Minister of the Interior confirmed the link between this shooting and drug trafficking. He made a comparison with certain South American countries: “These shootings are not happening in South America, they are happening in Rennes [where a 5-year-old child was seriously injured by gunshots to the head on Saturday, October 26, in a neighborhood known for harboring drug trafficking, Editor's note].” Poitiers, in this Western France once renowned for its tranquility.” Bruno Retailleau continues the comparison by assuring that “we are at the tipping point and the choice we have today is a choice between a general mobilization or the Mexicanization of the country”. Enough to serve the interests of the tenant of Place Beauvau. He pleads for security measures that do not please part of the hemicycle, but which could well be adopted after such events so close together in time and gravity.

The prefect of Vienne, Jean-Marie Grier, spoke on BFMTV. He explained that there was “little trafficking in the area of ​​Place Coïmbra”, where the shooting took place, and called on the population to remain calm. He fears that “some people want to take justice into their own hands”. The Mayor of Poitiers, for her part, reports a “growing feeling of insecurity, it's anxiety-provoking”.

Teilor Stone

Teilor Stone has been a reporter on the news desk since 2013. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining Thesaxon , Teilor Stone worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my teilor@nizhtimes.com 1-800-268-7116

Recent Posts

This single-celled organism could solve the chicken and egg puzzle

© Souvik Pradhan/Pexels Which came first, the chicken or the egg? ? This age-old question,…

4 hours ago

At a SHOCK price for Black Friday, this operator's package destroys the competition 💥

© Semevent/Pixabay If you have purchased or are planning to purchase a new smartphone during…

4 hours ago

iPhone 13: its price crashes on Amazon, it becomes the star of Black Friday ⭐

© Apple Released in 2021 at a price of 909 euros in its 128 GB…

4 hours ago

Bill Gates Reveals the Key to Microsoft's Launch Success (and His Regrets)

© Shutterstock/Alexandros Michailidis In 1975, Paul Allen and Bill Gates, both obsessed with computers, created…

4 hours ago

Arcane: There won't be a season 3, but it's not (really) over for fans of the series

Arcane has ended on Netflix. But if there won't be a season 3, is this…

4 hours ago

Pass on your personal data so that we don’t eat insects

Photo: Annik MH de Carufel Archives Le Devoir Le Parti conservateur du Canada cible les…

8 hours ago