The vital prognosis of the young victim is not engaged and two men would have fled shortly after the shooting.
The exact circumstances of the events remain to be determined. A young man was wounded by bullets Friday evening in Grenoble, we learned on Saturday from the prosecution.
The victim is 18 years old, said the public prosecutor in Grenoble, Éric Vaillant. Initial police information had reported a 16-year-old boy.
Vital prognosis not engaged
The young man was near a tram stop in Fontaine, in the suburbs of Grenoble, “when the passenger of a scooter pulled in his direction several times”, around 10:30 p.m., said the prosecutor.
The young man was hit in the leg and taken to hospital. His vital prognosis is not engaged, according to the same source.
The victim is known to the police, added Éric Vaillant, adding that an investigation for attempted homicide has been entrusted to the Grenoble judicial police. Police sources say two men fled.
