According to Prosecutor Jacques Louvier, Henri was killed while looking through a window at some bandits who were busy breaking into his car to steal materials.
Louvier said the young man was working as an electrician and he had lots of materials including a DVD player in his vehicle at the time.
Louvier said Henri was at his girlfriend's house at the time of the incident. He said it appeared as if Henri heard when someone was breaking his vehicle and he decided to look through a window to see what was happening but the bandits responded by firing one shot at the victim, which killed him on the spot. Louvier made clear that the victim was a working man and that he was not known by the Gendarmerie.
The French prosecutor said the gendarmes are busy investigating the case.
In the meantime, a press release from the Gendarmerie states that the SMUR and the fire brigade responded to the scene around 3:30 am but was unable to revive the victim. The gendarmes also confirmed that a number of their agents are now working on the case. Notably this is the second murder recorded on the French side of the island for the year 2010.
