Suspected 14-year-old student gunned down security personnel outside school
A 14-year-old boy, Quentin G, had a plan to do some serious harm on Tuesday, June 10, when he walked into Françoise Dolto college, carrying a 34 cm kitchen knife. He confessed in custody to slashing a young woman seven times, but claims the intended target wasn't the supervisor. According to Denis Devallois, the public prosecutor of Chaumont (Haute-Marne), his motive was the alleged disparity in the supervisors' treatment of students.
Under the radar
The prosecutor speculates Quentin may have linked the attack to a reprimand he received a couple of days prior for smooching his girlfriend within the college. He's a sociable, high-achieving student, hailing from a close-knit family. He hadn't caught the attention of the authorities until this event. He served as a trusted point of contact for teachers regarding bullying issues.
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Quentin's past interactions with school authorities and the authorities themselves were largely unknown before the incident. However, it appears that the reprimand he received for kissing his girlfriend was the catalyst for his desire to take matters into his own hands, lashing out at any adult monitor at the school. The teenager conceded to being the culprit of the stabbing and seemed rather indifferent about his actions, lacking any signs of remorse[2]. The authorities found no signs of any mental disorders affecting Quentin during questioning[2].
The authorities, who previously had minimal interaction with Quentin, were taken aback by his actions, as he had been a trusted point of contact for teachers regarding bullying issues yet was now the perpetrator of a violent crime. Despite the discovery of no mental issues, Quentin's indifference towards his actions raised questions about the impact of general news stories on education-and-self-development, particularly crime-and-justice narratives, and how they might influence certain individuals.
