Trappes shooting suspect admits targeting Black people and Arabs
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Dakaractu
The suspect in the Trappes shooting admitted choosing his victims according to their skin colour and said he targeted “Black people and Arabs”, according to information from Le Monde. The National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor’s Office is investigating murders and attempted murders with a terrorist and racist character; five people were also injured, including a 12-year-old girl in a very serious condition.
Kévin T., 39, has admitted to police that he targeted people based on their skin colour, saying he attacked “Black people and Arabs”, reports Le Monde. The suspect is believed to have killed Pengo Bossio Wangi, 26, and injured five other people during a shooting in Trappes and La Verrière, in Yvelines, France, on 23 October. A 12-year-old girl remains in a very serious condition, according to Dakaractu.
The National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation into murders and attempted murders linked to a terrorist enterprise and on the grounds of membership of a race or religion. Investigators also found a copy of Mein Kampf at the suspect’s home, along with several gas cylinders and wires connected to a timer, reports Le Monde.
These new details emerged after the suspect was placed in police custody on 23 October, followed by the questioning of several relatives the next day. The racist motive had already been mentioned by the suspect during the initial questioning, according to the evidence gathered on the racist motive.
