Man shot dead in bed from stray bullet fired at flat below in france

POLICE BELIEVE 55-YEAR OLD HAS ‘NOTHING TO DO WITH’ ANY CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AND WAS HIT BY MISTAKE A father-of-two was shot dead over the weekend as he slept in his bed after a misplaced

gunshot entered his flat from the outside in Dijon, eastern France. The 55-year old was sleeping when bullets were fired into his home just after midnight on Sunday (November 26). A second

round of gunfire hit after a brief pause, with the man being struck by one of the bursts whilst in his bed. He was pronounced dead shortly after the incident. His wife, son, and daughter

were also in the flat but were not hit Police believe the bullets were intended for the flat below, a known site for drug trafficking (_pointe de deal_), and found around “60 war-calibre

bullet shells,” at the scene of the crime, said police Côte-d'Or departmental secretary Cédric Bovrisse. “There was a real intention to use a weapon for lethal purposes,” he added. The

man – originally from Kosovo – was “a very… unfortunate victim who was only affected… because of where he lived,” said the city’s public prosecutor Olivier Caracotch on Sunday afternoon. Two

suspects are on the run, and a specialist CRS (_Compagnies républicaines de sécurité_) police unit has been sent to the city to maintain order. GANG VIOLENCE HAS INCREASED The man’s home is

situated on rue Blanqui, in the Stalingrad district on the outskirts of the city. A dispute between rival gangs over territory is thought to be the cause of the violence. Police say that

drug and gang-related violence has risen dramatically this year, causing an increase both of deliberate deaths and accidental killing of bystanders In the Bouches-du-Rhône department (where

Marseille is located), gang violence has killed around 40 people this year, including three innocent civilians unaffiliated with any gang. Earlier this year, a 10-year old boy in Nîmes was

shot and killed during a shooting involving a turf war between two gangs in the city. One reason for the increase in deaths is the use of more lethal weapons as was the case in the incident

in Dijon. The use of semi-automatic rifles such as AK47s and other powerful guns, as opposed to melee weapons, increases the chance of innocent people being caught up in an attack, as well

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