Europe 1 with AFP 15:37 pm, July 28, 2023

An investigation of flagrance for murder was opened Friday in Evry, after the discovery of the body of a minor Thursday night on the public road in Ulis, Essonne. One man, of age, was taken into custody. The cause and circumstances of death are currently unknown.

An investigation of flagrance for murder was opened Friday in Evry, after the discovery of the body of a minor Thursday night on the public road in Ulis, Essonne, and a man was placed in custody, said the prosecutor's office requested by AFP.

"A person who could be a 16-year-old teenager was found in Les Ulis on the public road died around 22 p.m. yesterday," added the prosecutor's office of Evry, which indicates "exclude" the hypothesis of an accidental death.

The causes and circumstances of the teenager's death are currently unknown

The man in custody, adult, was arrested on Thursday night and "could be involved" in these facts, according to the prosecutor's office. "The investigation begins to allow us to know the causes and circumstances of this murder," said the same source.

According to a police source, a 16-year-old man was found dead on the public road Thursday night around 22:30 p.m. Firefighters tried to revive the victim, without success, said the prosecutor's office, adding that the investigation had been entrusted to the judicial police of Evry.