Overview

• On June 6, Interpol issued its highest-severity red notice for a 16-year-old French national wanted in the May 31 killing of 17-year-old Benoît in Dax
• He is the sole minor listed in Interpol’s red notice database and is flagged as dangerous for global law enforcement
• Victim Benoît suffered multiple stab wounds to the thorax during PSG Champions League victory celebrations near Place de la Fontaine-Chaude
• Prosecutors have classified the case as an assassination after determining that a prior cap theft dispute suggested premeditation
• The Mont-de-Marsan prosecutor’s office, led by Alexa Dubourg, is intensifying efforts to locate and arrest the fugitive suspect