Trappes attacker was arrested 3 days before killing in racist attack

The Nanterre prosecutor's office confirmed Thursday that Kevin Tessier, the attacker who killed a man in a racist terror attack on October 23 in Trappes, had been arrested three days earlier in Levallois-Perret for alleged violence. The earlier arrest followed a dispute at a gas station, where a motorist said Tessier sprayed him with tear gas and struck him while he was on the ground, reportedly saying "I'm going to kill you." Municipal police detained Tessier, who was released after a hearing and summoned for another on October 23. On that same date, Tessier instead opened fire in Trappes and La Verrière. He was placed in provisional detention this Thursday.