PARIS: Atch Academy named amateur mixed martial arts fighter Pengo Bossio Wangi, 26, as the man killed in Friday’s shooting in the Paris suburbs.
The Aubervilliers club announced his identity in an Instagram tribute. French authorities had not publicly identified the victim. “Pengo was one of us,” the club wrote.
It remembered Wangi for his smile, energy and generosity. The statement added that nothing justified taking his life. At least five other people suffered injuries in the attack, including a 12-year-old girl.
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A gunman fired from a vehicle at three locations in Trappes and La Verrière, authorities said. President Emmanuel Macron of France described the shooting as a racist terror attack.
He said the attacker targeted victims because of their skin colour or perceived religion. Police arrested a suspect soon after the shooting.
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France’s National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office took charge of the investigation. Atch Academy identified amateur MMA fighter Pengo Bossio Wangi, 26, as the man killed in Friday’s shooting near Paris.
