They had made an appointment to do battle, armed. About sixty individuals clashed violently during a great brawl between rival gangs, Sunday evening in Ermont (Val-d’Oise).
Residents called the police shortly before 11 p.m., when gunfire and mortar fire broke out overnight. Four crews then intervened and managed to disperse the individuals, succeeding in arresting nine people in total, reports Actu17.
On the scene of the brawl, very close to the border with the town of Sannois, the police also discovered two suspects who were unable to flee, because of their injuries. A 19-year-old boy with multiple wounds to his stomach, neck, back and leg, as well as an 18-year-old who was shot in the head, presumably from a baseball bat. Both were transferred to hospital, the first in serious condition.
A policeman was also injured during the operation, hit in a hand.
The agents also discovered a disturbing arsenal of objects used as weapons. Sticks, bats, a cutter and even an 8mm caliber pistol were recovered.
According to the first elements collected by the investigators, the brawl would have opposed members of a band from the city of Oaks, to Ermont, and others from the city of Lodges, to Sannois, report our colleagues. A fight between the two parties had already broken out in October.
