A second person, an 18-year-old woman, died in the attack.gun attack in an apartment in Fort-de-France which killed a 15-year-old teenager on Sunday night and injured three others, including two young children, police sources said. All the victims, with the exception of the young woman who died, were minors. Among the injured were a four-year-old child and a nine-month-old infant. The incident took place shortly before 10 p.m. local time (3 a.m. Monday in Paris) in an apartment in the ZAC de Rivière-Roche district.

According to the initial investigation, four people, who had arrived on the scene on scooters, burst into an apartment in the Caribbean residence and opened fire on the occupants before fleeing. A 15-year-old teenager died on the spot and the young woman was taken to hospital, according to police and public prosecutor sources. A 16-year-old girl is still between life and death. The four-year-old child and the nine-month-old infant suffered leg injuries, but their lives are not in danger, according to another police source. A woman was found unharmed. The motive for the shooting was unknown at this stage.