A drama occurred in the night from Friday to Saturday in the center d’Angers. Three young men, including a minor, were you are by stabbing and three others slightly injured, according to information from the prosecution.
A 32-year-old suspect was arrested and taken into custody, according to the same source. The three young men killed are aged 16, 18 and 20, said Angers prosecutor Eric Bouillard. The brawl which took place in three stages, broke out around 1 a.m. in the city center of Angers and ended shortly before 3 a.m. on the esplanade Cœur de Maine.
A complicated intervention for the police
At 2:50 a.m., “the services of police of Angers were requested following an altercation taking place in the heart of Maine, “said the prosecutor in a press release, released Saturday morning. “On the spot, they discovered a large and sometimes aggressive crowd, with projectiles thrown at the intervening services. Each victim of a stab wound to the chest, three people in cardiorespiratory arrest were taken care of by the emergency services “but were to die quickly, continued the magistrate.
“The person designated as the author of the stab wounds” was first arrested “by people present” at the scene, suffering “then suffering violence before being taken care of by the municipal police and then the emergency services” , according to the press release. “Currently hospitalized, she is placed in police custody but is not in a state to speak for the moment”, specified Eric Bouillard.
Armed return of the suspect
“Subject to future developments in the investigation, a first altercation would have occurred around 1 a.m. Ousted by the group of victims, the defendant would later have returned armed to attack them, ”according to the same source. The investigation was entrusted to the police officers of the departmental security of Angers.
“Fear and sadness following the brawl in Angers. My thoughts are with the families of the victims, ”reacted on Twitter the former mayor (Horizons) of Angers, Christophe Bechuwho became Minister for Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion in early July in the new government d’Elisabeth Borne.
A recreational green space
“Shocked by the deadly attack that took place last night in Angers, the exact circumstances of which remain to be determined. My thoughts are with the victims and their loved ones, ”wrote the deputy of Angers François Gernigon (Horizons), elected in the last legislative elections, in a message posted on Twitter.
Inaugurated in 2019 and close to the city center, the esplanade Cœur de Maine is a vast recreational green space of 3,000 m2 on the banks of the Maine River, very busy especially on sunny days.