Execution in the Kurdish center of Paris: what is known about the shooter

24 December 2022, 09:47 | Peace 
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Several shots were fired on Friday, December 23, in Paris at the Kurdish Cultural Center and two neighboring enterprises. Three people, a woman and two men, were killed, according to a report compiled by Paris prosecutor Laure Becquo earlier in the day.. Three men were also injured, Le Monde writes..

During a press briefing, the magistrate confirmed that the " Detained, killer rushed to hospital in 'relatively emergency'. This was informed by the mayor of the 10th district, Alexandra Cordebard, who was present at the scene..

Conviction for racism.

According to Le Monde, the suspect, 69-year-old William M.. , known to the courts “for acts of violence committed in 2016 and for an attempted murder in a migrant camp in the 12th arrondissement of Paris on 8 December 2021”.

In a press release, the Paris prosecutor's office mentions three convictions. In June 2017 William M. sentenced to six years probation for " In June 2022, he was sentenced to twelve months in prison for acts of gun violence committed in 2016.. The procedure continues, William M. appealed this decision.

Recently William M. raised the suspicion that in December 2021 he cut with a saber several shelters in a camp occupied by migrants, mostly single men of Sudanese origin. The two injured at the scene were briefly hospitalized in Pitie-Salpetriere.

Released from jail two weeks ago.

For six years he was charged with " Being in a pre-trial detention center for almost a year, he was fired on December 12 and judicial supervision was established over him with a ban on leaving the territory and carrying weapons..

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Shooter in sports club.

Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, who traveled to the scene of the attack, said that the shooter " Despite his judicial background, the latter " and "

The target is not so much Kurds as foreigners.

According to the minister, “I’m not sure (…) that [the shooter] did it on purpose to [hit] the Kurds”, but rather to target “foreigners”. His motives could be determined after his hearing "

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