Riots in New Caledonia. The man was killed by GIGN gendarmes in the Saint-Louis mission area in Mont-Dore and was suspected of carrying out 12 carjackings

He is a 38-year-old St. Louis resident. People who died on Wednesdaylocated in Mont-Dore, near the Catholic mission of the neighboring tribe. Details are provided in a press release issued by the prosecutor in the evening. Yves Dupas gives an account of the circumstances, taking into account the elements that have been collected. We know that this man is Rock Victorin Wamytan, nicknamed “Banana”, who is “At around 11:30 a.m., he died of his injuries. He wrotea gendarme from the National Gendarmerie Intervention Group near the St. Louis Church fired back. ”

“Since morning, the mobile gendarmes have been ensuring security on provincial roads in the area. (…) There were multiple incidents of shooting, particularly targeting armored vehicles, at various locations along the main road.the prosecutor described. “Four armed men with their faces hidden were seen near the church around 9:30 a.m.”he continued. “Ilse (already entered) at the Presbyterian Church. One of the men was inside the church and was seen carrying a long weapon in a window on the upper floor of the building.”

“It is clear that the defendant has been illegally occupying the premises since July 4th.””, added Yves Dupas.At around 11:15 a.m., a drone deployed by the military police fired several shots in its direction while performing an observation mission at the scene.he continued, GIGN gendarmes, who were 650 meters from the church, were directly shot at several times. According to prosecutors, one of them used his service weapon, allegedly “An action taken in response to an attack in which his fellow soldiers and he himself were in imminent danger.”

“Killed by a projectile from the side”According to the release, St. Louis residents are, “He was transported to the tribe by a pickup truck used by his cronies.”. Prosecutors announced that they had ordered a CT scan and autopsy of the body.

He also announced that two investigations were ongoing.

• One is the attempted murder of a person holding public power. This involves a case where the accused allegedly shot at a police officer. It was conducted by the Noumea Research Unit.
• The other is intentional violence causing death, without intentional killing. This investigation is being conducted by the Office of Judicial Investigation of the General Inspectorate of the National Gendarmerie. It is related to the use of his weapon by a GIGN gendarme, which involved the death of the victim.

At this stage of the investigation, and in light of the ongoing investigation, the hypothesis of an act of self-defense may be supported, given the circumstances that led the military police to use their service weapons.

Yves Dupas, Public Prosecutor, July 10, 2024

The victim was related to Roque Vamitan, a great leader of St. Louis and president of the Congress. The prosecutor pointed out that the thirty-year-old young man, “A search warrant was issued by the Prosecutor’s Office on July 2 for alleged involvement in a series of vehicle thefts involving the use or threat of use of a weapon.”No less than twelve Carjackingobserved on provincial roads between June 30 and July 7, Sunday’s second round is particularly eye-catching Through the violence of facts.

“alsolisted Yves Dupas, He has a criminal record for intentional use of a weapon to commit violence, destruction of property by fire, and participation in a criminal group in preparation for a crime.” He was held in Camp-Est and was released a year ago. “July 19, 2023“.