A tragedy occurred this Tuesday, at the end of the day, in the 18th arrondissement of Paris.
According to our information, a 19-year-old young man was killed by several stab wounds during a brawl near the Tchaikovsky nursery school, located on the corner of rue de l'Église.
The police arrested the alleged perpetrator.
“The scene took place a few meters from the regional transport police office,” notes Kévin Havet, deputy at the 18th century town hall, in charge of security.
The elected official went to the scene on Tuesday evening.
“The alleged perpetrator is said to be aged 17 years and 9 months and from the 18th century.
The victim is 19 years old and comes from the 19th century,” he explains to Le Parisien.
The victim reportedly suffered several stab wounds to the chest.
According to our information, it would be a 30 cm blade.
Another source close to the case reports several attackers, some of whom are on the run.
Avoid retaliation
It was the agents of the SRT (regional transport security), in the direct vicinity of the scene, who would have immediately intervened upon leaving their workplace.
Personnel from the amazing service of the Railway Networks Brigade were passing through in civilian clothes.
The town hall of the 18th arrondissement informed Le Parisien this Tuesday evening that the 2nd district of the regional directorate of the judicial police of the police headquarters was seized.
“The brawl cell of the City of Paris has been activated,” adds Kévin Havet.
The latter finally indicates that municipal police and national police will patrol in the coming days in the two districts to prevent any reprisals.
This evening a young man was killed.
The national police and the courts were mobilized and the alleged perpetrator arrested.
Educational teams and those from the city are on site.
I offer my condolences to the victim's family and provide my support to the residents of the neighborhood.
— Eric Lejoindre (@EricLejoindre) March 12, 2024
“The after-school directors acted effectively to ensure the children were released safely at 6 p.m. in these REP schools,” underlines the after-school collective on support for the residents of the neighborhood,” declared the mayor (PS) of the XVIIIth, Éric Lejoindre, on the social network.