Saturday December 14, a man shot and killed five people near Dunkirk (North). Among the victims was Paul Dekeister, manager of the TRM Dekeister brothers company.
Emotions are running high in the world of TRM, and particularly for professionals from the North, who knew Paul Dekeister, 29 years old, director of the Dekeister Frères company. On Saturday December 14, an armed man went to the Wormhout farmhouse where he lived, near the headquarters of the family business, at 3 p.m. and shot him dead. The leader was the first of five recorded victims, which also included two security agents from Loon-Plage and two migrants who wanted to reach Great Britain. After this murderous series, the suspect went to the gendarmerie but his motivations are currently unknown.
Tributes
A brutal death which deeply shocked the North and beyond. The mayor of Wormhout praised the memory of a “committed” and “young dad” leader. A minute of silence was held in the town. There are many reactions on social networks which salute the professional qualities of Paul Dekeister and send their condolences to his children, his wife, his family, his relatives and colleagues. The FNTR published a press release, paying tribute to the leader, who “embodied the new generation of our transporters, committed in and for his company, always full of projects and a great future ahead of him. »
The Dekeister brothers transport company was founded 51 years ago and Paul Dekeister took over two years ago, according to La Voix du Nord.