Man killed in suspected racist attack near Paris identified as martial arts fighter
French anti-terror prosecutors are investigating whether the gunman targeted victims for their race or religion after one person was killed and five were wounded.
- On Friday, a gunman fired from a vehicle at three locations in Trappes and Verri, killing an amateur mixed martial arts fighter and wounding at least five others, including a 12-year-old girl.
- The Atch Academy in Aubervilliers identified the victim as 26-year-old amateur mixed martial arts fighter Pengo Bossio Wangi, paying tribute in an Instagram statement to Pengo's "smile, energy and generosity."
- France's National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor took charge of the investigation soon after the shooting, though French authorities have not publicly identified the victim.
- President Emmanuel Macron condemned the shooting on Friday, calling it "a racist terror attack" and stating victims were targeted because of their "skin color or perceived religion."
- A suspect was arrested soon after the shooting near Paris, which authorities described as a racially motivated attack, while forensic investigators continue searching for evidence at the scene.
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In the aftermath of the attack, which resulted in one death and five injuries in the Yvelines, the main suspect's detention was extended on Saturday morning after a first hearing. The search revealed that he had set up his apartment, where a copy of "Mein Kampf" was discovered, and weapons were found in his vehicleImposed apartment, Mein Kampf found at his home, gun-trailer... The investigators are trying to identify the profile of the attacker …
Passionate about MMA, this 26-year-old athlete, described as "worker and determined" by his relatives, dreamed of becoming a professional fighter. A white walk is to be held on Sunday afternoon in Aubervilliers (Seine-Saint-Denis).
Frenchman Pengo Bossio Wangi was the victim of the racist terrorist attack on Friday 23 October in Trappes and La Verrière in the Yvelines. This amateur fighter was 26 years old and was an important figure in his MMA club of the Atch Academy in Aubervilliers (Seine-Saint-Denis).
The police custody of the man who killed one person and caused five injuries on Friday in the suburbs of Paris was extended Saturday morning after a first hearing, while four people around him are heard by the investigators, said the national anti-terrorist prosecutor's office (Pnat).
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In the aftermath of the shooting that cost the life of a 26-year-old man in Trappes, the victim's relatives question about the flaws in the police follow-up of the suspect, their lawyer speaks of "an attack"
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