Minister Gérald Darmanin in Avignon this Thursday to pay tribute to police officer Eric Masson
Avignon don’t forget Eric Masson, this 37-year-old policeman shot twice in the chest, after an identity check carried out on the sidelines of drug trafficking. The facts occurred on May 5, 2021 rue du Râteau in the Intra muros of Avignon. The official was 37 years old and the father of two little girls. The murder had triggered a national wave of emotion and reactions.
At the time, thousands of Vaucluse residents gathered in front of the Saint-Roch police station in a sign of solidarity with law enforcement and an official ceremony, in the presence of Prime Minister Jean Castex, was organized at the Prefecture. One after the tragedy, the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin returns to Avignon. He will participate this Thursday in a tribute time at the Saint Roch police station.
A citizen tribute will also be paid this Thursday in front of the town hall of Avignon from 7 p.m.