Overview

• The attacker was evicted for non-payment, returned to the hotel to stab a former roommate, then wounded the manager and the manager’s son before attacking people at a nearby snack bar and on Cours Belsunce.
• Prosecutor Nicolas Bessone said the suspect, a Tunisian national legally in France, carried two knives and a baton and injured five people, including one in critical condition.
• Patrol officers ordered the man to drop his weapons, attempted a stun deployment, and then shot him after he threatened them; he died despite resuscitation attempts.
• Prosecutors opened investigations for attempted murder and attempted murder of police as forensic and judicial police teams secured the scene and collected evidence.
• Witnesses reported the suspect shouted religious or incoherent phrases, yet anti-terror specialists have not been engaged; media also reported prior judicial controls and alleged anti-Semitic remarks.