Victim Recounts Brutal Assault in Levallois-Perret

A motorist who survived a brutal assault at a gas station in Levallois-Perret, located in the Hauts-de-Seine department near Paris, has shared his terrifying experience publicly. The incident occurred on October 20, 2026, just three days before a subsequent racist attack in Trappes that left one person dead and several others injured.

The victim, speaking anonymously during a television interview on October 30, 2026, explained that the confrontation began when he asked another driver, identified as Kâevin T., to move his vehicle slightly so he could park at the station. Instead of complying, the 39-year-old driver responded with insults, approached him, and sprayed him directly in the face with pepper spray.

According to the victim's testimony, the aggressor also issued death threats, shouting that he was going to kill him. The victim was knocked to the ground, where he endured repeated blows and heard his attacker utter xenophobic remarks indicating hostility toward minorities. Left with broken teeth and severe shock, the motorist recalled shaking from intense fear during the ordeal.

Following the physical assault, confusion arose when municipal police officers arrived at the scene. The victim recounted that officers initially placed him in handcuffs while he was dazed and disoriented from the violence, a response he found completely incomprehensible given that he was the person targeted by the aggression.

The handling of the situation by local law enforcement prompted a public defense from Levallois-Perret Mayor Agnâes Pottier-Dumas. Writing on social media, the mayor rejected accusations of racism and incompetence directed at the municipal officers. She stated that the officers arrived at the scene at 11:23 a.m. and found the two men standing at a distance, with the victim appearing very agitated and aggressive.

According to the mayor's timeline, Kâevin T. was handcuffed two minutes later at 11:25 a.m. after admitting to using tear gas and beating the motorist. The suspect was then transferred to the national police station to face a judicial police officer. The Nanterre prosecutor's office confirmed that the victim filed a formal complaint for violence involving a weapon that resulted in a temporary work disability of under eight days.

Just three days after the gas station incident, Kâevin T. carried out an attack in Trappes that killed a 26-year-old Black French man named Pengo Bossio Wangi and wounded seven other individuals of African and North African descent. The perpetrator has since been indicted by an anti-terrorist judge after confessing that he specifically targeted people of Muslim, African, and North African backgrounds.