Quintuple murder near Dunkirk
Loon-Plage, where four of the five murders took place. | |
| Date | 14 December 2024 |
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| Location | Wormhout and Loon-Plage, France |
| Type | Shooting spree |
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| Deaths | 5 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 0 |
The quintuple murder near Dunkirk (French: Quintuple meurtre près de Dunkerque) was a series of murders committed over the course of two hours in Wormhout and Loon-Plage, near Dunkirk, France, on 14 December 2024. The main suspect first shot dead his former employer in Wormhout, then two security guards from a company where he had also been employed in Loon-Plage. Finally, he also shot dead two migrants from Iranian Kurdistan on the side of a road nearby.
The suspect surrendered to the police immediately after the incident. His motives are still unclear, but investigators believe the first three victims were murdered for professional revenge. The motive for the last two victims is still unknown.
The killings raised discussions about anti-immigrant sentiment.