It is unclear whether his weapon malfunctioned or if he chose not to shoot, but he left multiple unused cartridges and told witnesses, "Next time, I won't miss.
[1] After fleeing from the site of the Société Générale shooting, Dekhar acquired a vehicle by taking a man hostage in the town of Pluteaux, near La Défense.
Officials reported that the gunman was extremely incoherent due to multiple prescription medications that he had consumed within a short period of time.
[2] Police acquired a number of "confused" letters written by Dekhar, in which he accused the media of "manipulation of the masses", of capitalism, and of participating in a "fascist plot.
[9] In 1998, Dekhar was sentenced to four years in prison for supplying the gun used by anarchist youths[8][10] in an attempted robbery in the 1994 Rey-Maupin affair, but was soon released, having already served most of his time before the verdict.
[8][10] At the trial, Dekhar claimed he was suicidal and "desperate" for the police to kill him, and raised political topics such as France's colonization of Algeria and social problems in the French suburbs.