Amine Kessaci, in Paris, October 2, 2025. STÉPHANE GEUFROI / OUEST-FRANCE / MAXPPP
The news on Thursday, November 13, of the murder of a 20-year-old man by two killers on a motorcycle initially failed to draw much attention in Marseille, a city that has grown used to the grim toll of drug-related murders. Only the location, a roundabout opposite the headquarters of the departmental council, in a relatively quiet neighborhood, and the time of the crime, 2.30 pm, in the middle of the day, were surprising.
The Marseille prosecutor's office exercised caution, issuing a first brief statement outlining the factual circumstances of the murder: "The first elements indicate that a motorcycle pulled up alongside the victim's vehicle just after he had parked. The passenger on the back of the motorcycle fired several times at the victim, who was still inside his vehicle. Several 9-millimeter shell casings were found at the scene." An investigation was opened for premeditated murder as part of an organized group and conspiracy to commit a crime.
This time, however, the victim of six gunshots, unknown both to police and the courts according to several sources, may only have served as a stand-in target for the killers on their motorcycle. Like a message, a warning.
