They will end up knowing the Breton capital well. This weekend, CRS 8 police officers arrived in Rennes, where they were deployed in the Maurepas district. Specialized in urban violence, this unit was deployed to secure this popular district of Rennes, scene of a double homicide perpetrated Tuesday, March 28. That evening, a man wearing a motorcycle helmet opened fire with an automatic weapon under the arches of the Gros Chêne slab. Two men from Guyana and Martinique, aged 28 and 34, died. A third individual was seriously injured in this probable settling of scores against a background of drug trafficking.

Saturday, the prefect of Ille-et-Vilaine, Emmanuel Berthier, was greeted the CRS 8 upon his arrival in the neighborhood. The company's goal is to secure the neighborhood but also to fight drug traffickers by harassing dealers. The CRS 8 had already gone to Rennes a fortnight ago because of the violence committed on the sidelines of the demonstrations against the pension reform. Violent clashes had broken out between individuals of the radical left and the police. The mayor, Nathalie Appéré, had called on the Ministry of the Interior to send reinforcements to secure the demonstrations.


The investigation into Maurepas' double homicide is still ongoing. After the incident, residents of the neighborhood expressed their dismay and fear at the omnipresence of drug traffickers. At the scene of the murders, about twenty young people spend their days under the arcades, their faces hidden under masks or hoods. "They are hooded or masked, you can only see their eyes. They are sitting there, in front of the elevator. No one talks to them," one resident said.

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  • Drug trafficking
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  • Account settlement
  • Homicide
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