What happened this Wednesday morning rue des Phocéens, in the city center of Marseille? A man entrenched with a bladed weapon was arrested by the Raid in this street in the 2nd arrondissement of Marseille, learned 20 Minutes Marseilles from the Bouches-du-Rhône police headquarters.
According to our information, the man stabbed to death his mother during a hostage-taking and injured two other people, his wife and daughter. The vital prognosis of his companion, hospitalized at La Timone, is engaged. Two other children were present in the apartment at the time of the incident and are unharmed.
On the spot, witnesses report two shots before the intervention of the police. Contacted, the Marseille public prosecutor’s office, which went on the spot, indicates that the father of the family clearly had psychiatric problems. The track of the family drama is currently being considered. Many police vehicles are on site, as well as the sector mayor.