Aman was, says his cousin, with tears in his eyes, "soft and discreet". “At birth, he weighed less than his twin sister. Even in his mother's womb, he was discreet. "
Two days ago, the uneventful life of this 16-year-old high school student, unknown to the police and who wanted to become a truck driver, stopped dead. Aman was shot and killed in the middle of the night, in the middle of the street, in the Orgemont district, in Epinay-sur-Seine (Seine-Saint-Denis). A quarter of an hour on foot from his home. No suspect had been arrested Sunday evening. "He left in a way that we would never have imagined, that we only see in the movies," blows his cousin, still incredulous.
"Their only stupidity: going out without warning us"
Aman had left the family apartment at the start of the evening, a stone's throw from the town hall of Epinay. He had joined his cousin, also 16, who lives in the city of Orgemont. It had become a habit since the beginning of the deconfinement for the two teenagers, very accomplices.
"They were allowed to go play the console with a friend, who lives a few floors above us," said his cousin. But around 3:30 am, Aman's older brother received the panicked call from the boyfriend in question: “He told me that my brother had been injured. By the time we got there, there was already a security perimeter, and the Samu who was trying to revive him. "
The story told by Aman's cousin and the other young people present is terrifying. The big brother of the friend who received them agreed to drive the three teens to a snack in Pierrefitte for a bite to eat. “It's their only stupidity: going out without warning us. But who did not do it when young? Concedes Aman's cousin.
Suddenly, a hooded man shoots the group of young people
On the way back, the young boy and his cousin lingered to chat with a few friends he had met on the street. While they were near the "synth", a large synthetic soccer field, located rue de Strasbourg, a Renault Clio arose. Witnesses describe "a hooded man", armed, who fired at the small group of young people. "They all started running. My cousin thought that Aman had gone to bed to avoid the shots. In fact, he was touched, ”said Aman's brother. While waiting for help, a local boy stayed with the injured teenager.
According to our information, the adolescent was hit by several bullets, in the face and chest. He is the only one in the small group who would not have stooped down when the shots were fired. Impacts were also found in an Audi 80 parked nearby. According to the first elements of the investigation, entrusted to the criminal brigade, it is the city of Orgemont itself, apparently in conflict with other districts for drug-related cases, which was targeted. And not the young man.
For those close to him, there is no doubt that the deceased was randomly targeted: “He was just present in the wrong place and at the wrong time. He was not a thug. He and his cousin went to school, did not know about the violence. Our family has always kept away from what can happen in the neighborhood. I am a teacher, his sister is a nurse, his paramedic brother, we work every day to make a living. When we hear that a young person died by gunfire, we wonder what he did to deserve this. Aman had done nothing. "
"We don't want retaliation"
This Sunday, the family apartment was filled with grieving friends and acquaintances. Among them, the principal of the Louise-Michel high school and the head teacher of Aman. Even though the school did not reopen, Aman was in touch with his teacher. This Friday, he had sent her a message, seeking advice for her orientation in 1st grade.
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Aman's mother, sisters, brother, cousins now want to send a “peace” message: “We don't want reprisals, we want justice to be done. We want to understand why a man came to shoot young people having fun for free. "
