Ilias Akoudad is accused of having killed police officer Éric Masson and having shot his teammate, on May 5, 2021 in Avignon (Vaucluse) The 23-year-old young man appeared for "murder of a person holding public authority" and "attempted murder" before the court of 'Assizes of Vaucluses. For almost three years, he maintained that he was completely unrelated to the death of ÉricMasson.