A bride was killed on a gunshot on his first marriage ceremony evening in a village close to the southeast French metropolis of Avignon after the masked armed males opened hearth, native officers say.
A suspicious attacker was additionally killed in an obvious alternate of fires and the groom and a 13 -year -old son had been critically injured through the accident within the village of Goult.
A manhunt that includes dozens of law enforcement officials and a helicopter is underway for an unknown variety of suspicions they managed to flee.
The French media report that violence may very well be linked to the drug rating rating.
The authorities opened an investigation into the homicide and tried the homicide.
Around 04:30 (02:30 GMT) on Sunday, the bride, 27 years outdated, and the groom, 25 years outdated, had been leaving the marriage get together within the village room when the unidentified attackers opened hearth, reviews the AFP information company.
The preliminary relationships steered that one of many attackers had been hit by the couple’s automobile, however the Avignon prosecutor Florence Galtier referred to the Super as he was hit “within the alternate”.
The surviving attackers, who had arrived within the automobile, fled on foot after the taking pictures, mentioned the prosecutor.
A complete of 28 folks had been current within the room on the time of the assault, says the police. A lady was additionally barely injured within the accident.
The room was booked in March “for a marriage by individuals who don’t stay within the municipality,” mentioned native mayor Didier Perello.
“I’m outraged,” he added. “We are near the cities, I can’t name them, the place sadly we now have already seen this type of issues earlier than.”
Guillaume Molinas, proprietor of a 50 -year -old restaurant, mentioned it feared that the mortal assault would give the village of about 1,000 residents a “unhealthy identify”.
“The final large accident within the village was 125 years in the past,” he mentioned as AFP with out offering particulars.
