They were more than 2000 this Saturday, July 2 to attend the white march in the streets of Arles (Bouches-du-Rhône) in tribute to Marwane. A 15-year-old young man, shot dead in his street, Griffeuille district a week ago. Family, school or football club friends, teachers and anonymous or even elected officials all sported a white T-shirt asking “Justice for Marwane“, collateral victim of a settling of accounts.
– Julie Gasco
White rose in hand, the procession left from the place of the tragedy, rue Winston-Churchill, to the city center, place Charles-de-Gaulle. Facing the crowd, her mother spoke up: “Marwane, we will never forget him, he left footprints, _the whole city, the whole population was affected by his disappearance_. I love you all, and thank you so much for being there for us, for Marwane.”
We didn’t ask for anything, just to raise our children with respect.” Marwane’s father
Both of them in tears, struggling to stand up, his father also spoke: “You all know that Marwane had a bright future, that he asked nothing of anyone, _a brilliant boy, suddenly taken away from us_. We didn’t ask for anything, just to raise our children with respect.”
– Julie Gasco
The judicial police of Marseille is in charge of the investigation. The shooter(s) have still not been found.. The car from which the shots came was found burned in Saint-Martin de Crau, 20 km from Arles.