Macron Says Paris Suburb Shooting that Killed One Person Was Terrorist and Racist Act
French anti-terror prosecutors moved the 39-year-old suspect for psychiatric observation after a shooting that killed one man and wounded five, including a 12-year-old girl.
- On Sunday, France's National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office suspended police custody of 39-year-old suspect Kevin T., transferring him to a psychiatric unit for a 48-hour observation period to assess his fitness for further interrogation.
- The suspect opened fire from a vehicle on Friday, October 23, in Trappes and La Verrière, killing 26-year-old Pengo Bossio Wangi and wounding five others, including a 12-year-old girl, before police arrested him in nearby Coignières.
- Investigators discovered a submachine gun, tear gas, and booby-trapped gas cylinders at the suspect's home, alongside a copy of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf; he reportedly told police he sought to "avenge" shops looted on October 17.
- President Emmanuel Macron condemned the shooting as a "racist terrorist attack," describing it as a "turning point" for the Republic, while hundreds gathered in Trappes on Saturday to pay tribute to the victims and demand justice.
- Lawyer Yassine Bouzrou, representing the family of Bossio Wangi, called the decision to end formal detention "very rare" and warned of a "worrying pattern" where far-right perpetrators' mental state is questioned to deflect from ideological motives.
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During the raid on his apartment, investigators found a copy of the book "Mein Kampf" (My Struggle), written by Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, as well as a Bible and a Quran, he added.
Investigating Psychiatric Status of Suspect of Shooting in France Who Left One Dead and Five Wounded
The 39-year-old man told investigators that he was being treated for schizophrenia, according to information disseminated by the TF1-LCI networks and confirmed by the newspaper Le Parisien. Meanwhile, the Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor’s Office keeps an investigation open for murder and attempted murder.
The arrest of the author of the racist attack on Friday in the Yvelines, who killed one and wounded five, was suspended for psychiatric reasons, a source close to the investigation indicating that he
The perpetrator was examined last Saturday by a psychiatrist who ruled that his detention should be suspended for 48 hours and he should be placed under observation.
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The suspect of the racist shooting in which one person died and five were injured on Friday in Trappes and La Verrière, on the outskirts of Paris, told investigators that he received treatment for schizophrenia, according to information from the TF1-LCI networks confirmed by the newspaper Le Parisien. The 39-year-old man is being
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