Trappes: Kévin T. remanded in custody after deadly attack
Kévin T. was remanded in custody on 29 October after being placed under formal antiterrorism investigation. Reuters reported the measure that evening, citing a judicial source. The 39-year-old is suspected of the attack in Trappes and La Verrière that killed Pengo Bossio Wangi and injured seven people.
Antiterrorism prosecutor Olivier Christen said on 29 October that the suspect had now admitted selecting people according to their perceived origin or religion. According to Christen, he said he specifically targeted Muslims and people of African or North African origin. He disputed having a terrorist intention and denied wanting to kill children.
The attack covered eight locations along a route of around twelve kilometres, according to the prosecutor, with 128 rounds fired. Pengo Bossio Wangi was 26. A girl was among the injured. Prosecutors said three victims remained in hospital on the morning of 29 October, one in a life-threatening condition.
Kévin T. was remanded in custody on the evening of 29 October, Reuters reported, citing a judicial source. Antiterrorism investigating judges in Paris are handling the case. Investigators also found a suspected explosive mechanism at the suspect’s home in Plaisir. The prosecutor described preparations involving weapon accessories, a police armband and handcuffs.
In a 29 October statement reproduced by Actu17, Nanterre prosecutors confirmed that a separate violence file had been opened against Kévin T. on 20 October after an incident at a petrol station. A motorist said he had been sprayed with tear gas and beaten. Kévin T. said he had used the gas to protect himself. He received a summons for questioning at 9.30am on 23 October, the morning of the attack. Prosecutors said the file only reached them on 29 October.
