Overview

• The attack occurred Monday around 5:30 p.m. at the Évry‑Courcouronnes bus/RER hub, and the victim died about an hour later despite emergency care.
• Prosecutors opened an inquiry for homicide, criminal association and group assault causing more than eight days of incapacity, assigning the case to Essonne’s territorial crime division.
• Police are analyzing CCTV and a short bystander video described by reporters as showing extreme violence against the victim on the ground.
• Accounts differ on the number of attackers, with footage and reports indicating at least two assailants and some outlets citing three.
• The victim, identified in the press as Mamadou, 18, from Ris‑Orangis, was enrolled at a training center in Brétigny‑sur‑Orge, a fundraiser has been launched for his family, and the mayor suggested a rivalry between youths from nearby communes as a possible motive.