Goult: Bride gunned down, groom and child injured as masked gunmen open fire at reception
A joyful wedding celebration turned to horror after a bride was shot dead and her groom and a child were injured after masked gunmen opened fire at their reception.
The newlyweds were in a car leaving their reception in the small French village of Goult around 4.30am when they were attacked.
The 27-year-old bride was killed, as was one of the four assailants, who was reportedly run over by the bride and groom's car as it reversed trying to escape the gunfire.
The 25-year-old groom and a 13-year-old boy, believed to be the couple's child, who were in the car, received serious injuries. The bride's sister was also injured in the attack.
It is understood the gunmen arrived by car with several weapons and fled on foot after the attack, which insiders believe could have been drug-related score settling.
'I'm angry. I'm outraged,' Goult Mayor Didier Perello said.
Mr Perello did not rule out drug links to the crime,
CBS reports
.
'I'm ruling nothing out. Absolutely nothing,' he said. 'We're close to towns, I won't name them, where unfortunately, we've already seen this kind of thing before.'
Le Parisien
reports that while the bride was unknown to police, the groom has a long history of criminal conspiracy and drug violations.
The attack happened at the village hall, which had been booked by the couple in March.
Police say 28 people were present when the gunmen opened fire. A manhunt is now underway to find those behind the attack.
'Research has been conducted to verify whether the people responsible could still be in the town,' Mr Perello said.
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