what we know about Paul D. and his outburst of violence which left 5 dead

A 22-year-old man went to the gendarmerie on Saturday December 14 and confessed to being the author of five gunshot murders committed during the day.

A real massacre took place in the North of France on Saturday December 14. Around Dunkirk, five people were found dead, shot. A 22-year-old man went to the police station at the end of the day and admitted the facts. He was taken into custody.

What happened, and who are the victims? The first, killed at her home in Wormhout, was the 29-year-old head of a repair company, reports The Mountain. He was inside his home, with his wife and children, when he heard a vehicle driving in the courtyard of their home, shortly after 3 p.m. Paul Dekeister, his name, then went out to see what was going on. The shooter got out of the car and fired several shots before leaving. Arriving on site, the police noted the death of the victim. According to France Bleu Nord, Paul Dekeister would be the former employer of the alleged murderer.

“But he’s a nice guy.”

The alleged murderer, also named Paul D., then went to Loon-Plage where he killed four other people around 4 p.m. Two of them were security agents, Aurélien and Marc, who patrolled the port, near the Flandres refinery, reports The Parisian. They were reportedly former colleagues of the alleged shooter, and were 33 and 37 years old. The last two victims, found a few kilometers away, were migrants of Kurdish origin. The shootings took place on the outskirts of a migrant camp, according to members of an association who were nearby, explains France Bleu Nord.

The alleged murderer, who went to the Ghyvelde gendarmerie, 25 kilometers from Loon-Plage, was until then unknown to the justice system. He was born in Dunkirk and grew up in Ghyvelde. He would be a truck driver, indicates The Parisian. His neighbor can’t believe it: “He’s the nicest guy you could ever know! He’s a hunter basically, but he’s a nice guy, he’s a driver. He’s got all his driving licenses. drive in one go and then he went straight to work.”

The motives for his actions are still a mystery. The murder of Paul Dekeister, however, appears premeditated. The alleged perpetrator’s car was searched and three weapons were found. An investigation was opened and entrusted to the Interdepartmental Service of the Judicial Police of the North (SIPJ59).