Victims in northern France may have been shot with automatic weapons, according to the fire department’s statements to the French media. Five bodies were discovered yesterday in Loon-Plage and Wormhout, near Dunkirk.
The mayor of Dunkirk described the situation as “a tragic drama.” Patrice Vergriete stated that someone had cold-bloodedly murdered several people in French Flanders and along the coast. Actu17 reported that two victims were shot in the head; they were security guards found near a migrant camp in Loon-Plage, about half an hour north of Calais.
VRT reported that the guards, who patrolled the port area, were found dead in their car. Two migrants were found dead on a public road near the camp.
Regional head Xavier Bertrand also called it “a terrible drama,” expressing sympathy for the victims’ relatives and the coastal and French Flanders residents affected by the tragic event. Much remains unclear about the incident in northern France.
A 22-year-old Frenchman turned himself in to the police, claiming responsibility for the shootings. His motive is unknown, but Le Parisien suggested the suspect may have had a business dispute with one of the victims, a transport company manager.
Source: NOS