A young man in his twenties is shot with a hunting rifle and stabbed in Montpellier

Stretched out by the police, the victim remains tight-lipped about the facts. Midi Libre – MiKAEL ANISSET

The victim was attacked during the night of Friday to Saturday February 17, around midnight, in the area of ​​Avenue de Toulouse. The shots were aimed at his legs.  

A young man in his twenties was the target of hunting rifle fire, on the night of Friday to Saturday February 17, around midnight, in the area from avenue de Toulouse, in Montpellier.

Wounded in the legs, he also received stab wounds to the upper body, without his life threatening.

A settling of scores ?

The victim is not unknown to the police, who are trying to find out more about the circumstances of the incident. The motive for this attack, which could appear as a warning or a settling of scores, remains to be determined. 

Understood, the young man has not yet provided many elements to the investigators.