Overview

• The stabbing occurred Friday evening in the underground parking of a residence on rue Mathis in the 19th arrondissement.
• Police sources say residents asked a man who did not live in the building to leave before he punched a resident and stabbed the victim in the abdomen.
• The victim was taken to La Pitié‑Salpêtrière hospital in critical condition and died from his injuries the following day.
• Investigators from the 3rd district of the police judiciaire have opened an inquiry, and the Paris prosecutor’s office had not provided comment.
• A source cited by Le Parisien said the assailant could be an unauthorized occupant, a detail not confirmed by authorities, as neighbors mourn the victim, identified as Mendy, 25, and criticize building security.