Shooting in Annemasse

A 25-year-old man has died after being shot on a café terrace in Annemasse's Perrier district late on Sunday night

The victim was sitting with friends on Place du Jumelage when a hooded gunman opened fire from a car around 10.45 pm, before speeding off.

Rushed to hospital in critical condition, he later died from his wounds.

The Thonon prosecutor's office has opened a murder investigation, handed to Annecy's organised-crime division; officials have not yet confirmed whether the victim was the intended target or hit by a stray round.

Annemasse and neighbouring Gaillard have seen a rise in drug-linked violence in recent months — the case now shadows a district many Geneva-side commuters travel through daily.

 

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