Lorraine - One dead and five injured in shooting at wedding
At a shooting incident during a wedding reception in France, in Thionville, Lothringen, there was one dead and five injured on the night of the Sunday. Around 100 people were celebrating in a banquet hall in the city near the border to Germany and Luxembourg, when three masked attackers with two assault rifles and a shotgun opened fire on the guests, according to France Info, citing investigators.
The armed men reportedly arrived around 1.00 AM in a SUV and first shot at three people who were standing in front of the "Eden Palace" banquet hall, where members of the Turkish community were celebrating a wedding. They then shot at two people in the entrance and fled with their vehicle.
A young man reportedly died, three others were critically injured. A pregnant woman was lightly wounded and suffered a shock, according to "Le Républicain Lorrain" local newspaper. When emergency services arrived, the shooters had already fled.
The forensic investigation by the criminal police was reportedly still ongoing at the crime scene on Sunday morning, according to media reports. The motive behind the attack was initially unclear, but investigators mentioned the presence of a surveillance camera on site.
Report Le Républicain LorrainReport France Info
The crime occurred on a Sunday night, with the attack taking place in Thionville, Lothringen, which is close to Germany and Luxembourg's borders. The wedding celebration being targeted was part of the Turkish community. The forensic investigation into the shooting incident at the "Eden Palace" banquet hall continued on the following Sunday morning.
