In Paris, a teenager killed in front of the Rodin high school during a brawl between rival gangs

A teenager was killed on the morning of Tuesday, December 17, in front of the Rodin high school, in the 13^e district of Paris, during a clash between rival gangs, announced the capital's prosecutor's office. Police were alerted shortly after 8 a.m. “for a fight between several people near a school establishment”declared a police source to Agence France-Presse (AFP). When the police arrived, “the protagonists had fled”she added.

The minor “was in cardio-respiratory arrest (…), with head injuries, a knife [ayant été] discovered near him »according to the prosecution. “Despite resuscitation attempts by the SAMU, he was pronounced dead at 9:15 a.m.”he added.

A duty magistrate from the public prosecutor's office visited the site and a murder investigation was entrusted to Paris territorial security. “Security of the sector has been put in place on the instructions of the Paris police prefect”said the police source.

“Recurring brawls”

“This murder is a continuation of a phenomenon of brawls between young people, recurring in the 13 sector^e district where eight clashes have been observed since May 2024”said the prosecution.

“This phenomenon is the subject of close attention by GLTD [groupes locaux de traitement de la délinquance] specific, bringing together the Paris public prosecutor's office, the police headquarters, the regional prefecture, the City of Paris, national education and the judicial protection of youth [PJJ], so that warning signs are detected as early as possible, communicated to other stakeholders, and trigger preventive patrols as close as possible to areas of concern”he further detailed.

Attacks between rival gangs are regular in Paris and Ile-de-France, leading to interventions by the police for armed gatherings of dozens of adolescents and young men and violence in meetings, not linked to drug trafficking. narcotics. Several miners were seriously injured or killed during these brawls. In mid-October, Meissane, a 16-year-old teenager, was stabbed to death 900 meters from his high school in Aulnay-sous-Bois (Seine-Saint-Denis).