According to witnesses who attended the brawl overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday in the Place Saint-Pierre in Toulouse, it was caused by a "commercial dispute".
A dealer and a buyer had a dispute during a transaction, the tone rose, and the first ended up stabbing the second twice.
The 24-year-old victim was hit in the right arch and left pectoral.
While the rescuers were providing him with first aid, the fleeing suspect was spotted on the town hall's video surveillance system.
He was caught and arrested shortly after near Matabiau station.
He still had the knife on him, as well as 80 euros in cash, cannabis and a few grams of cocaine.
The victim has disappeared
This 28-year-old man was already the subject of a search file after his sentence to four months in prison for other facts.
He was therefore placed in detention at the end of his police custody.
This leaves the investigators time to continue their investigations into the attack on Saint-Pierre square.
And in particular to find the victim.
After being treated at the hospital, the young man indeed left the establishment without asking for his rest.
He remains untraceable for the time being.
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