PARIS (AP) — The man killed in Friday’s shooting in the Paris suburbs was an amateur mixed martial arts fighter, his club said, identifying the victim of what French authorities described as a racially motivated attack.
The Atch Academy in Aubervilliers, north of Paris, identified him as Pengo Bossio Wangi, 26, and paid tribute to him in an Instagram statement. French authorities have not publicly identified the victim.
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Police stand near a park after a shooting in Trappes, outside Paris, Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)
Police search a car at a gas station after a shooting in Trappes, outside Paris, Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)
French President Emmanuel Macron meets community members at the town hall in Trappes, near Paris, France, Friday Oct. 23, 2026, after a shooting in the Parisian suburb left one person dead and several others wounded. (Hannah McKay/Pool Photo via AP)
French President Emmanuel Macron meets community members at the town hall in Trappes, near Paris, France, Friday Oct. 23, 2026, after a shooting in the Parisian suburb left one person dead and several others wounded. (Hannah McKay/Pool Photo via AP)
Forensic investigators search for evidence after a shooting in Trappes, outside Paris, Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)
“Pengo was one of us,” the club wrote, remembering his smile, energy and generosity. “Nothing justifies a life being taken like this.”
At least five other people, including a 12-year-old girl, were wounded when a gunman fired from a vehicle at three locations in Trappes and La Verrière, authorities said.
President Emmanuel Macron said Friday it was “a racist terror attack” and that the victims were targeted because of their “skin color or perceived religion.”
A suspect was arrested soon after the shooting, and France’s National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s office took charge of the case.
Police stand near a park after a shooting in Trappes, outside Paris, Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)
Police search a car at a gas station after a shooting in Trappes, outside Paris, Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)
French President Emmanuel Macron meets community members at the town hall in Trappes, near Paris, France, Friday Oct. 23, 2026, after a shooting in the Parisian suburb left one person dead and several others wounded. (Hannah McKay/Pool Photo via AP)
French President Emmanuel Macron meets community members at the town hall in Trappes, near Paris, France, Friday Oct. 23, 2026, after a shooting in the Parisian suburb left one person dead and several others wounded. (Hannah McKay/Pool Photo via AP)
Forensic investigators search for evidence after a shooting in Trappes, outside Paris, Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — No. 1-ranked England suffered consecutive defeats for the first time in a decade after it was beaten by Canada 31-22 in WXV women's rugby late Friday.
Canada doubled down on its historic 24-21 win in Toronto last week with sustained defensive pressure and a withering three-try burst in nine minutes around the hour mark.
The Canadians have been the bane of England’s existence for the past five weeks, responsible for ending the Red Roses’ record 39-win streak in a 26-26 draw in Exeter, stopping their 41-match unbeaten run in Toronto, and now starting their first losing streak since July 2016.
"It's so amazing. It shows we can consistently perform at this level and now we just need to do it for another two, three years to the next World Cup (in 2029 in Australia),” Canada captain Sophie de Goede said.
Despite conceding five scrum penalties, Canada's defense forced constant errors by world champion England in front of 13,117 spectators.
"We're not broken, we just need to grow from this,” England captain Meg Jones said.
England got the ideal start from a try between the posts by No. 8 Maddie Feaunati, but was quickly overtaken by Canada tries to flanker Julia Omokhuale from a tap penalty and de Goede, a gift from Gabrielle Senft.
England then lost four straight balls in contact in the Canada half and Sarah Bern was held up over the tryline to leave Canada leading 12-7 at halftime.
England moved ahead 17-12 after a 20-meter rolling maul try for Amy Cokayne but Canada then struck three times. De Goede scored her second bounding over a ruck, prop DaLeaka Menin scored in a lineout drive, and fullback Savannah Bauder stepped two defenders in a 55-meter solo try to make it 31-17.
England kept coughing up possession and couldn’t reply until there were seconds left.
In Whangarei, Braxton Sorensen-McGee, who turns 20 on Monday, settled a 31-12 win by New Zealand against France with a 75-meter counterattack try with 10 minutes left on Saturday. France was far tougher than in the 81-12 defeat in Hamilton last week and the Black Ferns pulled away late.
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Canada's Sophie de Goede, center front, tries to hold onto the ball against a tackle by England's Hannah Botterman, center back, in the first half of a rugby match in Ottawa, Ontario, Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canada's Daleaka Menin, center front , tries to get past England's Maddie Feaunati, front left, and Sadia Kabeya (7) as she is tackled by Zoe Harrison, center back, in the first half of a rugby match in Ottawa, Ontario, Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canada's Sophie de Goede, center, scores a try against England as teammate Julia Omokhuale follows in the first half of a rugby match in Ottawa, Ontario, Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canada's Sophie de Goede, second from left, holds the Utrecht Shield as the team celebrates after their win over England in a rugby match in Ottawa, Ontario, Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
