Besançon: a Man Arrested After Trying to Kill a Passerby with a Firearm

The 21-year-old man was tested positive for alcohol before being placed in a degreasing cell and charged for attempted murder.

A 21-year-old man targeted a passerby with a 7.65 mm gun in Besançon. The weapon stopped, allowing the victim to disarm him and alert the police.

On the night of May 19-20, a 21-year-old man pointed his weapon at a passerby, rue Claude-Puillet in Besançon. He pressed the trigger, but his 7.65 mm stopped. The victim managed to disarm her before calling the police.