Overview

• Tunisia summoned the French chargé d’affaires in Tunis and formally requested a swift, rigorous investigation, warning it will act to protect the deceased’s and his family’s rights.
• The family’s lawyer said he is in Marseille to file a complaint, while Tunisia’s human rights league condemned the shooting as a crime and called for prosecution of the officers.
• France’s police watchdog IGPN has opened an inquiry, and the Marseille prosecutor said legitimate self‑defence is strongly considered based on objective elements.
• Prosecutors identified the attacker as Abdelkader Dibi, 35, who wounded five people before plainclothes officers fired six times, hitting him five times and killing him on the scene.
• Authorities say the episode followed his eviction from a hotel over unpaid rent, note prior violent convictions, and report no signs of radicalization despite witness claims of religious cries.