death of a teenager stabbed in front of Rodin high school during a brawl

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This Tuesday, December 17, 2024, a teenager was stabbed to death in front of the Rodin high school in Paris during an altercation, consistent sources tell us. A security perimeter has been set up in front of the establishment. A duty magistrate visited the site. An investigation has been opened.

Stabbings and head injuries

The events took place a little before 9 a.m. near the establishment located on rue Corvisart in the 13th arrondissement. In circumstances which remain to be clarified, a clash took place between several young people.

Arriving on site, the police found that the protagonists had all fled. The victim was discovered with head injuries, the Paris prosecutor's office tells us. A knife was found next to the teenager. Taken care of by emergency services, he was transported to the Pitié-Salpêtrière. He died from his injury. Perimeter security has been put in place.

The mayor of the district on site

According to our information, other young people were gassed. The firefighters, who intervened on the spot, were responsible for treating them. The mayor of the district, Jerome Coumetwent to the site, as did a duty magistrate. An investigation was opened and entrusted to territorial security, the prosecution tells us.

Recurring violence

In recent months, violence had already broken out in the district between rival bands. Clashes have been observed since May 2024, indicates the prosecution. To overcome this phenomenon, a Local Delinquency Treatment Group (GLTD) had been set up by the public prosecutor's office, bringing together the Police Prefecture, the City of Paris, the Judicial Protection of Youth and National Education. The goal: to succeed in detecting the warning signs of violence.

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