The judicial police come to the court to Melun (Seine-et-Marne), where the barrister Henrique Vannier just been shot down, 29 October 2015. – AFP PHOTO / THOMAS SAMSON

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Melun High Court of (Seine-et-Marne) on Thursday morning. A lawyer shot the barrister, spokesman lawyers of a bar, before turning the gun against him. The gunman died. “20 Minutes” reported on what is known about this tragedy.

What happened?

 It was around 9 am when several shots were heard inside the TGI Melun. According to many witnesses on site, who attended the murder trial of early voluntary Inaya parents, 20 months, the explosions were heard at the second floor of the building. Precisely in the premises of the Bar. The court was evacuated.

Who is the shooter?

 Immediately alerted, help arrived on the scene and found the death of the shooter. That would be me Scipilliti Joseph, one of the authors of the site Boulevard Voltaire, also known as the council of “Secular Response”.

Two hours after his gesture, a document that he himself had written already circulating on the web. “Before he died, he sent [...] a book [...] where he describes the inexorable process that led to his act this morning. “This document entitled Journal insensitive is a sort of testament.

Who is the president of the Bar?

 A dead time announced by AFP, he was still in serious condition Thursday around noon. The barrister Me Henrique Vannier had received three bullets. Established since 2001 in Brie-Comte-Robert, he took office in 2008, when he was 36 years old. He was at the time the youngest barrister Ile-de-France, accounting for nearly 120 lawyers.

What mobile?

 Thursday morning around 9am, Mr Joseph Scipilliti had an appointment with the barrister in court then. Several sources said the gunman had been the subject of disciplinary proceedings which resulted in a suspension of three years, which had to be notified. The reason for this procedure? Threatening letters to the president …

In a statement, the Justice Minister, Christiane Taubira , said its “dismay” after this “terrible aggression.” “It is inconceivable that our courts and houses of the Bar become dangerous places for them,” she adds. Questioned by AFP, the President of the National Council of the Bars (CNB) Pascal Eydoux, which represents all French lawyers, said he was “shocked, appalled and bewildered” by the tragedy. “I find that no one is immune from violence, even a barrister in the exercise of its functions. It is a terrible event as it is exceptional, “he said.