2024 Nord Department killings
| 2017 Nord Department killings | |
|---|---|
| Location | Nord Department, France |
| Date | 14 December 2024 15:15–16:15 |
Attack type | Shooting spree |
| Weapons | Pistol |
| Deaths | 5 |
| Injured | 0 |
| Perpetrator | Unnamed 22-year-old man |
During the afternoon of December 14, 2024, five people were killed during a shooting spree across the Nord Department in France. A man was detained.
Attacks
[edit]The perpetrator began the series of attacks by ramming his vehicle into the courtyard of a business owner's home in Wormhout at around 3.15pm. Upon seeing the vehicle, the 29-year-old man left the house, where he was hit by numerous gunshots, and was killed instantly.[1]
The perpetrator of the shooting then reached the port of Dunkirk shortly after at about 4pm, opening fire on a vehicle and killing two security guards aged 33 and 37. He then reached the Loon-Plage train station, killing two Iranian citizens of Kurdish ethnicity aged 19 and 30. Both were residents of the city's refugee camp.[2]
The perpetrator, a 22-year-old man, handed himself over to the Ghyvelde's gendarmerie at 5.20pm. It was confirmed that the first victim was the owner of a company where the killer worked, while both security guards were his former colleagues. It is suspected that the reasons for the first three murders can be attributed to work-related resentments. However, the motives for the last two murders and whether the killer knew the victims is unclear.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "French police detain man and seize firearms after 5 people shot dead near Dunkirk". Associated Press. 16 December 2024.
- ^ "5 personnes tuées près de Dunkerque : Marc, Aurélien, Paul... qui sont les victimes du meurtrier présumé de 22 ans ?". France3 (in French). 15 December 2024.
- ^ "5 personnes tuées près de Dunkerque : Marc, Aurélien, Paul... qui sont les victimes du meurtrier présumé de 22 ans ?". France3 (in French). 15 December 2024.