A fifteen-year-old teenager who shot at the Decathlon store located in the Cormontreuil area near Reims in March 2019 is on the run. He had been remanded in custody on March 15 for attempted murder.
The public prosecutor of Reims confirms this Saturday, February 15, 2020 the information revealed by our colleagues from the newspaper l’Union. A 17-year-old boy is actively sought after having fled to the courthouse earlier this week, when his placement in a closed educational center was renewed. He had been detained since March 13, 2019, for shooting at the Decathlon store located in the Cormontreuil area near Reims. An arrest warrant has been ordered by the Justice to find him.
During the facts, the teenager would have used a long weapon (shotgun type). He was quickly overpowered by a store security guard, who tackled him to the ground. Customers were evacuated from the commercial area. At the end of the day, the 21 employees had been confined to the store. There were no injuries, but two shocked people had to be taken to the Reims University Hospital by the firefighters.
Six people taken into custody on March 14
According to our information, the minor involved, born in 2003 (the shooter), is from Reims. He had been taken into custody.
On March 14 in the middle of the day, the day after the events, six people were taken into custody at the Reims police station. Five boys and one girl, all minors, including the shooter. These young people are involved in a case qualified as assassination. A young person would therefore have fired a rifle in the Decathlon store in Cormontreuil, in the presence of 130 people, including all Decathlon teammates (salespeople).
The regional management of the sign had then accompanied its employees by holding a speech of benevolence. With the provision of a psychological unit as part of individual support. According to our information, the shooter may have acted as part of a settling of scores between two neighborhood gangs. The investigation will determine it.
At the end of his police custody, the shooter was placed in pre-trial detention and charged with attempted murder, carrying a prohibited category C weapon (shotgun), and refusing to provide the data allowing him to unlock cell phone.
During his hearing, the teenager had admitted the alleged facts. While assuming a will to kill. A judicial investigation is in progress since the facts. The Reims prosecutor, Mathieu Bourette, confirms that we hope “quickly find this young person”.
