“We will not forget you”, French MMA star Salahdine Parnasse pays tribute to the fighter killed in the Trappes shooting

MMA mourns the disappearance of Pengo Bossio Wangi, a 26-year-old fighter from Poissy (Yvelines) targeted in the terrorist attack that occurred in Trappes on Friday. The young man was near Square Louis Pergaud in Trappes when the assailant targeted him. MMA star Salahadine Parnasse paid tribute to the victim in a message published on social networks. “Rest in peace all my thoughts to his family and loved ones, you will not be forgotten,” wrote the lightweight of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

A member of the Atch Academy in Aubervilliers, Pengo Bossio Wangi competed in the welterweight category, up to 77kg. A tribute will be paid to him this Saturday during an MMA event in Aubervilliers, “100% fight”, organized by the Atch Academy.

One dead and five injured

On Friday, a man suspected of having wanted to attack people of immigrant background killed Pengo Bossio Wangi and injured five Friday in Yvelines after firing in bursts from a car, a “racist terrorist attack” according to Emmanuel Macron.

The suspect had also trapped his apartment located in Plaisir, a few km from the towns of Trappes and La Verrière where the attack took place, with three gas bottles and electric wires connected to a timer, according to the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office (Pnat), which quickly took up the facts. The man was arrested and taken into police custody, as was a member of his immediate family circle.