Overview

• Groups of 100–200 youths set fires, hurled fireworks and built barricades over two nights, while police used tear gas and rubber bullets and made seven arrests.
• The Vaud public prosecutor reported a significant distance between the police vehicle and the scooter, with no contact, and said two motorists reached the teen before officers arrived.
• Authorities increased deployments and appealed for calm to prevent further violence as the criminal investigation into the circumstances of the crash continues.
• Four Lausanne officers were suspended after racist, sexist and discriminatory WhatsApp messages surfaced, and the mayor called for cultural change within the force.
• This was the third death in less than three months during police interventions in Lausanne and one of seven in the Vaud region since 2016, intensifying concerns over discrimination and trust in policing.