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Car Reverses Into Crowd After Évreux Bar Dispute, Killing 1 and Injuring 5

Prosecutors exclude terrorist or racist motives, launching a flagrant homicide probe with three people in custody.

Overview

  • The collision occurred around 4 a.m. outside La Winery in central Évreux on avenue Winston Churchill, according to authorities.
  • Bouncers had just cleared roughly 100 patrons after an altercation involving a young woman and several men inside the wine bar.
  • Investigators say a person fetched a vehicle and deliberately reversed at high speed into people gathered outside; a police source reported multiple impacts before the car fled.
  • A flagrante investigation for homicide and attempted homicide is underway, with two men and a woman in custody, including at least two people who were inside the vehicle and one outside.
  • One man died at the scene and five others were hospitalized at CHU d'Évreux, with two in critical condition.