Present at the scene at the time of the tragedy, former professional footballer Anthony Le Tallec, who ended his career at FC Annecy, told the scene in an Instagram story. "I was running by the lake, and all of a sudden I see dozens of people running in the opposite direction of me," he said.

"He attacks once, twice, and then they start shooting, so there they shoot in front of me, on the person, so he falls to the ground, the grandpa was already hit," he added.