Nanterre massacre

When

27 Mar 2002

Kind

Shooting

Killed

8

Coordinates

48.89° N, 2.21° E

Description

mass shooting in Nanterre, France in 2002

Injured

19

2002 mass shooting in Nanterre, France

The Nanterre massacre was a mass shooting that occurred on 27 March 2002, at the Hôtel de Ville in Nanterre, France. Gunman Richard Durn opened fire at the end of a town council meeting, resulting in the deaths of eight councillors and the injury of nineteen others. Durn committed suicide the following day, by leaping from a police station window during questioning.

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