French killer of Israeli woman shot dead in Paris
The Jerusalem Post • • general
Key Points:
- Eric Robic, the French driver convicted of a 2011 hit-and-run killing Israeli woman Lee Zeitouni in Tel Aviv, was shot dead in a targeted ambush in Neuilly-sur-Seine, a Paris suburb, on Thursday morning.
- Two helmeted assailants on an electric scooter fired at Robic from close range around 9:30 a.m. before fleeing the scene; Robic was pronounced dead at 10:10 a.m.
- Robic had a criminal record with twelve convictions since 1994, including financial offenses and aggravated involuntary manslaughter related to the 2011 fatal incident.
- He was sentenced to five years in prison in 2014 for the manslaughter of Zeitouni, a case that drew significant public and diplomatic attention after he fled to France following the incident.
- The Paris JIRS prosecutor’s office has taken over the investigation into Robic’s killing, with further details on the investigative unit to be announced soon.
