{"id":205211,"date":"2025-06-22T13:35:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T13:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/205211\/"},"modified":"2025-06-22T13:35:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T13:35:16","slug":"bride-and-guest-killed-after-gunmen-open-fire-at-wedding-reception-in-france-news-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/205211\/","title":{"rendered":"Bride and guest killed after gunmen open fire at wedding reception in France | News World"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\tFrench gendarmes secure a perimeter near the site of a fatal shooting during a wedding party in Goult (Picture: AFP)<\/p>\n

Two people including the bride were shot dead at a wedding reception in France<\/a> last night. <\/p>\n

Three people were also injured, according to a source close to the investigation, Le Parisien<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n

Four hooded men arrived at the end of the party in Goult, Vaucluse, and opened fire at around 4.30am this morning, the paper said.<\/p>\n

The tragic incident happened as the bride and groom were leaving the village hall in a car with their 13-year-old son, and encountered the attackers who arrived in a Golf 8 and began firing. <\/p>\n

In an attempt to escape, the groom reversed his car and hit one of the assailants.<\/p>\n

The bride as well as the other victim died at the scene.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tFrench gendarmes at the scene of the shooting in Goult, in the southern French department of Vaucluse (Picture: AFP)<\/p>\n

France 3 said that the groom and the child were seriously hurt, while a relative of the wedding party also sustained minor injuries.<\/p>\n

The broadcaster said one ot the four attackers also died, and was \u2018probably hit by the groom\u2019s car\u2019 as he tried to escape.<\/p>\n

Police are still searching for the other three attackers. <\/p>\n

Local media said no theories of a motive had yet been ruled out, but police are considering whether it could be a settling of scores related to the drugs trade. <\/p>\n

They reported that the groom was known to police for charges of criminal conspiracy and drug <\/a>violations.<\/p>\n

Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

For more stories like this, <\/strong>check our news page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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