Le Figaro Lyon
Many people witnessed the scene. The shopping center of Part-Dieu, in the 3rd arrondissement of Lyon, was indeed relatively busy this Thursday at midday when an individual tried to commit suicide by jumping into the void, according to information from Progress, confirmed to Le Figaro. It is a man in his thirties who threw himself from the second floor, says a police source. His vital prognosis was strongly engaged during the intervention of the firefighters and the Samu.
Many testimonies on social networks tell the trauma for the people present around the meridian break. "I'm really not well (...) I walk and there is man (...) who falls in front of me, "says one of them. "I'm shocked," commented another. "I saw the scene ... It traumatized me, "says a third witness.
Others attack passers-by present who would have filmed the scene. "I saw the gentleman jump in front of my store," says a man who says he works in the mall. I find it scandalous the people who took pictures, made live. Courage to this gentleman and the family." "All my thoughts to the person, his family and all my disgust for the people who approached to go film the scene," continues another.