2017 Sept-Sorts car attack
Vehicle ramming attack in Sept-Sorts, France
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On 14 August 2017, a car deliberately rammed into a busy pizzeria restaurant in Sept-Sorts, a village about 55 kilometres (34 mi) east from Paris, France. The attack resulted in the death of a 13-year-old girl and injuries to 12 people.[1][2][3][4]
Sept-Sorts, Seine-et-Marne, France
8:15 pm
| Sept-Sorts car attack | |
|---|---|
  Sept-Sorts | |
| Location | 48°33′42″N 3°03′40″E Sept-Sorts, Seine-et-Marne, France |
| Date | 14 August 2017 8:15 pm |
Attack type | Vehicular attack |
| Weapons | BMW vehicle |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Injured | 12 |
| Perpetrator | David Patterson |
Attack
Suspect and investigation
The suspect was later identified as 32-year-old David Patterson, a psychologically unstable and suicidal man thought to have links to the United Kingdom but a French national. He was not known to the police and acted alone, and the attack was not terror related. Patterson lived with his parents in La Ferté-sous-Jouarre and was thought to have been a cannabis smoker since the age of nine. French President Emmanuel Macron sent his condolences to the victims via Twitter.[6] The attack came just five days after another car ramming attack in Paris that injured six people (see Levallois-Perret attack).