a teenager dies after a brawl near the Rodin high school in the 13th arrondissement

The events took place this Tuesday, December 17 in the morning near the Rodin high school, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. A gang of around ten young teenagers were involved. The prosecution evokes a “phenomenon of brawls between young people”.

A gang of around ten young teenagers were involved in a brawl which broke out in the morning on Tuesday, December 17, near the Rodin high school, rue Corvisart, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, BFMTV learned from reliable sources.

According to initial information, a 15-year-old teenager died after being injured with a knife. This young person was not educated at the Rodin high school. The people involved in the brawl fled, we learned from a police source.

The Paris public prosecutor's office indicates that it was informed of the facts at 8:30 a.m. “Despite attempts at resuscitation by the SAMU, his death was noted at 9:15 a.m. The duty magistrate went to the scene,” it is specified in a press release. An investigation was opened and entrusted to territorial security 75.

“The continuity of a phenomenon of brawls between young people”

Contacted by BFMTV, the school refused any comment, referring it to the rectorate. The Paris Fire Brigade intervened and dispatched five engines to the site, including three rescue and victim assistance vehicles.

According to the prosecution, “this murder is part of the continuity of a phenomenon of recurring brawls between young people in the 13th arrondissement sector, where eight clashes have been noted since May 2024”.

“This phenomenon is the subject of close attention by specific GLTDs (local delinquency treatment groups)” which brings together several police, judicial and educational actors, so that “the warning signs are detected as early as possible, communicated to others actors, and trigger preventive patrols as close as possible to areas of concern.

The deputy for part of the 13th arrondissement Rodrigo Arenas (La France insoumise) deplored a “terrible tragedy” and sent his “thoughts to the family and loved ones of the victim”.

A sector security system has been put in place.