Here’s what we know so far about the escaped inmate, as a search involving hundreds of police officers enters its second day.
‘Well known’ to authoritiesMohamed Amra, nicknamed “La Mouche” or “The Fly,” is “very well known” to the French justice system having sustained a total of 13 convictions, according to Paris state prosecutor Laure Beccuau.
It is understood that Amra had attempted to escape from Évreux prison two days prior to the ambush.
So colleagues moved him to a disciplinary unit.”In an interview on French radio, Amra’s mother said she broke down crying when she heard about the deadly ambush.
French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti told reporters that the incident was the first time a French prison employee has died while working since 1992.
Persons:
Mohamed Amra, “, Laure Beccuau, Amra, Amra’s, Hugues Vivier, Beccuau, BFMTV, Emmanuel Baudin, ”, France’s, Christophe Petit Tesson, Gerald Darmanin, Eric Dupond, Moretti, Emmanuel Macron
Organizations:
CNN, Reuters, France’s RTL, Interpol
Locations:
Normandy, France, Rouen, Évreux, Paris, Marseilles, Marseille