On the night of November 18 to 19, when 350 young people were gathered for the winter ball in the village of Crépol in Drôme, individuals from outside entered the village hall.They attacked numerous people with knives for an as yet undetermined motive.
A 16-year-old teenager, licensed from the Roman Toll rugby club, has died and two other young people are in absolute emergency. In total, there were 17 victims.
The town of Crépol, located 18 km north of Romans-sur-Isère, has 532 inhabitants.