Overview
- The 26-year-old, identified in reporting as Muhamed (Mouhamed) Gueye, was shot three times and died at the scene on Cours Napoléon after officers said a taser failed to stop him.
- Eyewitness videos show police tracking the man as bystanders hurled tables and chairs; a witness says a table strike briefly toppled him before he allegedly threatened an officer with the knife.
- The Ajaccio prosecutor has ruled out a terrorist motive at this stage and said no passersby were injured during the incident.
- The man was of Senegalese origin, carried Belgian identity papers and a student visa, and had prior police contact and a psychiatric hospitalization earlier in 2025, according to officials and local reporting.
- The IGPN has been seized and forensic work is underway, with an autopsy and toxicology tests pending as the family’s lawyer prepares a complaint for aggravated voluntary homicide.