Eric Robic, a French national convicted of killing Israeli woman Lee Zeitouni in a 2011 Tel Aviv hit-and-run, was shot and killed Thursday morning in a targeted ambush in the Paris suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine, French media reported.

Two helmeted assailants on a TMAX scooter approached Robic at approximately 9:30 a.m. local time, opened fire at close range and fled within seconds. A witness who alerted emergency services described the attack as a calculated execution. Robic, who was wearing a motorcycle helmet at the time, was treated at the scene by firefighters before paramedics attempted to resuscitate him. He was pronounced dead at 10:10 a.m. Paris police launched a manhunt for the two suspects, who remained at large as of Thursday.

French media described Robic as well-known to law enforcement and involved in criminal activity, while presenting himself publicly as a businessman. His criminal record in France included fraud, conspiracy, assault, contempt of court and resisting arrest.

The most consequential charge of Robic’s life, however, originated not in France but in Tel Aviv. On a night in 2011, Robic struck and killed Zeitouni, 25, while driving under the influence of alcohol at excessive speed. He and his accomplice, Claude Khayat, fled to France within hours of the incident without stopping to assist the victim.

The case ignited widespread outrage in Israel. A prolonged public and diplomatic campaign eventually secured their prosecution in France. In 2014, a Paris court sentenced Robic to five years in prison for aggravated manslaughter.

Authorities are now investigating whether Thursday’s ambush was connected to Robic’s criminal background or to other circumstances.

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