Paris suburb shooting suspect targeted people of Muslim or African appearance, prosecutor says
Summary
French prosecutors say a suspect in a deadly shooting near Paris admitted targeting people he perceived as Muslim, African or North African. He has been charged with murder and attempted murder in connection with a terrorist enterprise; one person died and seven others were injured.Key Facts
- The shooting took place last Friday in two western suburbs of Paris.
- Pengo Bossio Wangi, a 26-year-old French-Congolese martial artist, was killed.
- Seven people, including a child, were injured; three remained in hospital, and one was in critical condition, according to the prosecutor.
- Prosecutors said the suspect chose the towns because he viewed them as a “hotbed for Islamists.”
- The suspect denied terrorist intent and said he considered his actions legitimate, according to the prosecutor.
- Police found weapons or weapon components and books including the Quran, the Bible and Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf at the suspect’s home, prosecutors said.
- The suspect told investigators he designed and printed stickers bearing slogans supportive of France’s National Rally party, but said he was not a member or supporter of a political party.
- President Emmanuel Macron called the attack racist terrorism, while National Rally lawmaker Jean-Philippe Tanguy criticized the president’s response.
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