Drama in front of a high school: a 16-year-old boy stabbed to death during a violent brawl, the suspects on the run

According to information from RTL et News17a teenager died after a violent fight in front of the Rodin high school in the 13th arrondissement of Paris.

A brawl in front of a high school

The police were called shortly after 8 a.m. this Tuesday morning for a fight between several individuals near the Parisian high school. Arriving on site, the officers found a young boy apparently aged 16, injured with a stab wound, indicates France 3 Regions.

The other people had fled.

He had several head injuries and a knife was found near him. The teenager was treated by emergency services in serious condition and transported to Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital. He was declared dead at 9:15 a.m. this Tuesday morning, our colleagues report.

An open investigation

An investigation “intentional violence in meetings near a school establishment” was opened by the Paris public prosecutor’s office and entrusted to the Paris Territorial Security (ST75). The Paris Police Prefect asked that the sector be secured. According to the prosecution at France 3 Regions, “this murder is part of the continuity of a phenomenon of recurring brawls between young people in the 13th arrondissement sector, where 8 clashes have been noted since May 2024“.

“This phenomenon is the subject of close attention by specific GLTDs (local delinquency treatment groups), bringing together the Paris public prosecutor’s office, the police headquarters, the regional prefecture, the city of Paris, national education and judicial protection of youth, so that warning signs are detected as early as possible, communicated to other actors, and trigger preventive patrols as close as possible to areas of concern“, added the prosecution to our colleagues.