Overview

• The 21-year-old suspect had escaped from a psychiatric facility on June 24 and was on France’s wanted list.
• He threatened passersby with a knife and stabbed a CRS officer near the Cimetiere Monumental de Rouen about two hours before the Stage 4 finish.
• The officer’s bulletproof vest shielded him from serious harm during the chest stab attempt.
• A CRS member fired a shot that struck the attacker’s leg, enabling officers to arrest him on the spot.
• Prosecutors in Rouen have charged him with attempted murder and he remains in custody as race security stays on high alert.