This man “with a drug addict profile” according to a source close to the case, and who according to a police source had already “committed similar acts” at his home in 2022 “with the threat of suicide”, had taken “three or four employees hostage » but neither “clientele nor public”. They were finally released around 4 p.m. The intervention took place without incident, there were no injuries, according to the police.
“He’s not well”
Personnel from the BRI (Research and Intervention Brigade, an elite unit of the Parisian police) were deployed on site, including a mediator, “hired because of the person concerned’s desire to commit suicide”. The police had installed red and white tape to block access to a large perimeter, and asked the many curious residents of neighboring buildings to move away from their windows.
The maniac, aged around 35-40 years old according to a source close to the case, was also not known to the courts. But “I see him every evening in passing, he’s not well. He has a drug problem, I think,” says Anthony, a 23-year-old student. “They have a good reputation, except him. He had already lost his temper a few years ago, it’s sad,” a manager of another pizzeria in the neighborhood seems to sympathize.
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