Maxéville: 24-year-old man shot dead in suspected settlement of accounts

A 24-year-old man was shot and killed on Wednesday evening in Maxéville, a commune near Nancy in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department. The Nancy prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into the incident, classified as assassination.

According to local authorities and police sources, the shooting occurred around 9:15 p.m. in front of the victim's apartment building. The Mayor of Maxéville, Christophe Choserot, described the event as an incredibly violent crime scene involving a masked commando in a sedan who opened fire indiscriminately. While the specific motives remain unknown, officials are treating the incident as a potential settlement of accounts.