French lawmakers hold a minute of silence for Pengo Bossio Wangi, victim of a racist attack in Trappes

Summary

French lawmakers held a minute of silence for Pengo Bossio Wangi, who was killed when a gunman opened fire in Trappes, a town in the Paris suburbs. The shooting, described as a racist attack, left one person dead and at least five others wounded, including a 12-year-old girl. A France 24 video report says the attack happened five days before it was published, and that hundreds of people marched through the town over the weekend to pay tribute to the 26-year-old victim, Bossio Wangi, and show solidarity with his family. The report says the attack has left a deep mark on the local community, and that mediators have been mobilised to provide support.

Timeline

1. France 24

   27 Oct 2026, 17:08 UTCSource ↗

   France 24 reports that French lawmakers held a minute of silence for Pengo Bossio Wangi, a victim of a racist attack who died in a shooting last week, and that at least five others were wounded, including a 12-year-old girl.

2. France 24

   28 Oct 2026, 16:53 UTCSource ↗

   France 24 reports that five days after a gunman opened fire in the Paris suburb of Trappes in a racist attack that killed one person and injured five others, hundreds of people marched through the town over the weekend to honour the 26-year-old victim, Bossio Wangi, and that mediators have been mobilised to support the local community.