March 27 will mark the 20th anniversary of the Nanterre shooting (Hauts-de-Seine).
The elected officials decided, during the municipal council on Monday, that the Place de l'Hôtel de ville would be renamed "Place du 27 mars 2002".
A decision taken unanimously, reports Actu Hauts-de-Seine.
#Vote
Last night during the city council, unanimous vote, the #forecourt of the #town hall will be called "Place du 27 mars 2002", in #memory to the #drama of #27mars2002 ⚫️
We will soon keep you informed of the program of #commemorations 🔜 #Nanterre
➡️https://t.co/XOAH6hyG2e pic.twitter.com/kB4hNGTAep
– Nanterre (@VilleNanterre) February 15, 2022
On the day of the tragedy, a man was sitting in the audience and attending a town council.
He stayed there for six hours before opening fire 37 times, killing eight elected officials and injuring 19.
An organized commemoration
Richard Durn, 33, had been arrested.
While in police custody, he managed to get out of the fourth floor window.
He had explained his gesture in a letter, sent to a friend.
He said there that he wanted to attack "a mini local elite", in a town he had "always hated".
A commemoration organized by the city will take place on March 26 and 27.
Residents are invited to place candles and lights near the windows, in memory of the victims.
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