Investigations into Racist Attack in France's Trappes: Shooter Targeted Muslims and Africans, Drew Up List of Left-Wing Figures

The prime suspect in the armed attack in the towns of Trappes and La Verrière, located in the Yvelines department, has made shocking and candid confessions to investigators, confirming that he directly targeted individuals based on their religious and ethnic background, according to revelations published by French media based on police custody records.

Shocking Confessions and Declared Motives of Hate

During his interrogation, the accused, identified as Kevin Tessier (39), showed no remorse for his actions, stating: "What I really regret is not having done more, and if there are survivors, it is because I was merciful." Tessier refused to classify his actions as an "act of terrorism," claiming that he acted to "liberate the country," adding that he felt proud of what he did and hoped his act would serve as an example to follow. He also confirmed to investigators that he deliberately fired at individuals with "a Muslim or African appearance."

The attack claimed the life of a 26-year-old Black French man named Bingo Bossio Ouanghi, and left seven others injured, many of whom are of African and North African descent, including an 11-year-old girl who was critically wounded. According to preliminary findings of the investigation, the assailant fired at least 128 rounds during his dual attack.

List of Left-Wing Politicians

During a search of the suspect's residence, police officers found a Post-it note placed on a table containing the names and phone numbers of four public figures associated with the left and radical left: an anti-racism activist, La France Insoumise (LFI) MPs Aymeric Caron and David Guiraud, and Green Party (EELV) MP Sandrine Rousseau. The suspect justified keeping these details by stating that they "might be useful one day" against those he described as "leftists and enemies of France," although he asserted that he had not yet planned anything concrete against them.

For its part, the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office (Pnat) confirmed the discovery of the note and the contact information, while clarifying at the same time that there are currently no elements supporting the hypothesis of an active violent plan being carried out against these politicians.

Weapons Arsenal and Prior Assault

Investigations revealed that officers seized an assortment of weapons inside the perpetrator's residence, including a handgun, a battle axe, a steel bayonet, and two brass knuckles, along with posters of the National Rally (RN) party and others supporting law enforcement, as well as quantities of medication and cocaine. The accused attributed his psychological motives to a "desire for revenge" that he had harbored since the age of five, stating: "Since I was five years old, I wanted people to die."

Regarding the timing of the attack, Kevin Tessier explained that he made his decision just a few days prior to the incident, following his brief detention in the Yvelines department for assaulting a Black man at a gas station. He had been released afterward and was scheduled to appear for questioning at the Levallois-Perret police station on the very day he carried out the deadly attack.

Commenting on the incident, Romain Ruiz, a lawyer representing one of the injured victims, noted that the perpetrator's actions reflected a clear targeting of those he perceived as "enemies of France"—chief among them citizens of immigrant backgrounds, Muslims, and left-wing factions—affirming that the assailant was steeped in rhetoric of incitement and hatred, translating it into a course of systematic violence.