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Second Fleury-Mérogis Shooting Kills Young Man; Cantal Stabbing Suspect Arrested

An Evry-Courcouronnes homicide probe led by the Paris research section has prompted a sweeping manhunt by ground units with aerial surveillance seeking the Mercedes-driving suspect

L’auteur présumé du meurtre s’est présenté à la gendarmerie en début d’après-midi lundi et a été placé en garde à vue pour «homicide volontaire».
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Overview

  • A man in his twenties was shot dead before 6 a.m. on June 9 outside the La Suite 91 reception hall in Fleury-Mérogis despite not attending the private event inside.
  • Witnesses said the shooter escaped in a Mercedes, prompting police to deploy helicopters alongside ground units in an intensive search.
  • This is the second fatal shooting in Fleury-Mérogis within a year, mirroring a May 2024 rap-event killing in the same commercial zone.
  • The Evry-Courcouronnes public prosecutor has opened a voluntary homicide inquiry and assigned it to the Paris research section.
  • In Riom-ès-Montagnes, Cantal, a 30-year-old man was stabbed to death on June 8 and the 35-year-old suspect has been detained as part of a murder investigation.