Boy, 10, shot dead in France after ‘getting caught in crossfire during battle between drug traffickers’
A 10-year-old boy has been murdered in France after being caught between the crossfire of fighting drug traffickers.
The tragedy took place in the Pissevin district of Nimes, a city in the south of the country.
According to France Bleu Gard Lozere and Agence Radio France, via Actu17, the incident took place overnight between Monday and Tuesday.
Following the boy’s death, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said: “This is a great tragedy which will not go unpunished. The police has already arrested several traffickers in recent weeks and it will step up its presence.”