“I did what I had to do”: facing the investigators and the psychiatrist, the racist ramblings and the cold determination of Kevin Tessier
Kevin Tessier, 39, arrested in Coignières after the shootings in Trappes and La Verrière
Quick Look
- On October 23, 2026 at 12:45 p.m., Kevin Tessier, 39, shot dead Pengo Bossio Wangi, 26, and injured seven other people, including a 12-year-old child, in Trappes and La Verrière in Yvelines.
- Arrested in Coignières, he adopted a devious and laughing behavior according to Le Figaro.
- His apartment in Plaisir was booby-trapped with gas bottles and a firecracker containing steel balls and nails.
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Why It Matters
On October 23, 2026 at 12:45 p.m., Yvelines was hit by a deadly attack apparently motivated by the racist ideology of its alleged perpetrator, Kevin Tessier, 39 years old. The man was arrested in Coignières after fatally shooting Pengo Bossio Wangi, 26, and injuring seven other people, including a 12-year-old child, in Trappes and La Verrière.
It is 12:45 p.m. on October 23, 2026. Yvelines has just been hit by a deadly attack seemingly motivated by the racist ideology of its alleged author, Kevin Tessier. The 39-year-old man with a massive build (1m75 and 105 kilos) was arrested in Coignières after shooting Pengo Bossio Wangi, 26, and injuring seven other people, including a 12-year-old child, in Trappes and La Verrière. Installed in the back of the unmarked police car, he adopts a “detached and laughing” behavior, the polar opposite of the horror he is suspected of having committed, according to information from Le Figaro. His look is “mischievous”, note the investigators, as he leads them towards his apartment in Plaisir, previously trapped using three gas bottles connected by electric cables to a timer and a firecracker containing steel balls and nails. The deminers are hard at work in the home when “Mr Tessier falls asleep in the vehicle, not seeming to be disturbed…
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Kevin Tessier will be placed in police custody and presented to an investigating judge for murder and attempted assassinations.
Very likely · Within days
An anti-terrorism or hate crime investigation could be opened given the apparent racist ideology.
Likely · Within days
Open Questions
- What are the exact motivations and specific racist ideology of Kevin Tessier?
- Was Plaisir's apartment completely secured by the bomb squad?
- What are the health conditions of the seven injured, particularly the 12-year-old child?
- Did Kevin Tessier act alone or did he have accomplices?
