Mother of three served as a hitwoman: How the veteran crime organization in France fell

A 32-year-old mother of three was arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting a hookah bar manager in the Paris suburbs and being involved in another murder. In her investigation, she claimed she acted under duress. Investigators are examining suspicions of a contract killing linked to underworld conflicts.

A 32-year-old woman, a mother of three known to police for cigarette smuggling, was arrested on suspicion of serving as a hitwoman in a fatal shooting at a hookah bar in Ivry-sur-Seine, a Paris suburb. According to the suspicion, she shot and killed the bar manager, Maamar Bouzidi, and caused the death of another person. In her investigation, the suspect claimed she acted under duress. Investigators are focusing on the possibility of a contract killing linked to underworld conflicts. The murder, according to reports, marks the final collapse of a veteran crime organization in the Val-de-Marne region. The incident is considered unprecedented in France due to the involvement of a woman as the shooter.