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Did a Man Shoot Children with a Rifle by Uttering Racist Insults in Haute-Loire?

Summary by BFM TV
The defendant was summoned to the Puy-en-Velay Correctional Court for "armed violence". The hearing will take place in July 2026. No racist shooting or speech took place according to the prosecution, contrary to some information.

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On Sunday, 19 April, a 65-year-old man was placed in police custody after being seen with a rifle in the commune of Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Haute-Loire, according to BFM TV's information. "People reported that a resident of the residence had exhibited a weapon," says the Puy-en-Velay Public Prosecutor's Office. "But on Tuesday, 21 April, the latter claimed that "inaccurate information is circulating" about the incident. Indeed, the Puy-en-Velay Pub…

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Witnesses claim that the 65-year-old man would have run after the children with his rifle shouting "out the blacks and the Arabs." But according to the prosecution, "no witness or victim reports racist utterances."

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A ten-year-old child was shot and wounded in the Haute-Loire after being targeted by an armed man.

Center

A lead rifle attack caused panic in an HLM neighbourhood in Haute-Loire. A 65-year-old retired, accused of racist speech, targeted children between the ages of 5 and 11 years before being arrested.

Center

The defendant was summoned to the Puy-en-Velay Correctional Court for "armed violence". The hearing will take place in July 2026. No racist shooting or speech took place according to the prosecution, contrary to some information.

·France
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According to two anonymous witnesses cited by the regional daily Le Progrès, the man ran after the children with his rifle, shouting "Outside the Blacks and the Arabs".

·Paris, France
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leprogres.fr broke the news on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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