The day after the five shooting murders in Wormhout and Loon-Plage, near Dunkirk (North), the public prosecutor, Charlotte Huet, provided this Sunday, in a press release, details on the route of the suspect's murderous journey, Paul D., 22, who surrendered shortly after to the police and was taken into police custody. His motivations remain unclear at this stage.
This killing began at 3:15 p.m. in Wormhout, with the murder of a 29-year-old young man, “killed by several gunshots, in front of his home”specifies the prosecutor. Paul Dekeister, business manager, was shot dead in front of his partner. He was a father. The suspect then got back on the road behind the wheel of his car and headed to Loon-Plage, around thirty kilometers away. “Around 4 p.m., near the Canal des Dunes, two men aged 33 and 37 were killed by several gunshots. They were security guards and carrying out their professional activity at the time of the events”continues the magistrate.
“A few minutes later, in Loon-Plage, almost five kilometers further, two men were also killed following several gunshots. Their identity must be confirmed: they could be of Iranian nationality, elderly aged 19 and 30 and staying in the neighboring camp”.
Several firearms discovered in his car, the man was unknown to the police
The suspect then presented himself to the Ghyvelde gendarmerie around 5:20 p.m., while several firearms were discovered in his car, as revealed News17. Il “claimed to be the author of these five murders. He is currently in police custody. He is unknown to the police and the judicial authority”details Charlotte Huet. “The public prosecutor's office of the Dunkirk judicial court is currently leading a flagrant investigation into these facts. It is entrusted to the organized and specialized crime division (DCOS) of the interdepartmental service of the judicial police of the North (SIPJ 59). The offenses retained for this investigation are those of murders preceded, accompanied or followed by another crime, crimes for which the penalty incurred is life imprisonment. The qualifications of acquisition are also retained. possession, carrying and transport of category A and B weapons”.
“Given the plurality of victims and the plurality of crime scenes, numerous investigations are underway. They aim in particular to clarify the reasons which led the accused to commit these crimes, to clarify the course of the facts and confirm the categorization of weapons”continues the prosecutor. “In order to preserve the confidentiality and effectiveness of the investigation, and in order to respect the rights of the parties and in particular those of the victims' families, no other information can be provided at this stage”.
