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The killing of Nahel M, 17, has sparked riots in cities across France as well as the town of Nanterre to the west of Paris where he grew up.
His education was described as chaotic. He was enrolled at a college in Suresnes not far from where he lived, to train to be an electrician.
His record of attendance of college was poor. Nahel had been in trouble before and was known to the police, but family lawyers stressed he had no criminal record.
But actually, Nahel has at least 15 criminal charges, including drug charges, insurance fraud, and forging license plates.
Nahel had been the subject of as many as five police checks since 2021 - what is known as a refus d'obtempérer - refusing to comply with an order to stop.
When he was stopped by police, he was driving a Mercedes with Polish number plates, with two passengers and no license.
As recently as last weekend, he had reportedly been placed in detention for refusing to comply and was due to appear before a juvenile court in September.
His name was on a police file called a Taj, used by authorities for a variety of investigations.
Above is a gangsta video he appeared in with many African migrants flashing the gun symbol. Nahel is the one riding a dirt bike and waving his fingers at the camera like two pistols. The video featured hundreds of African gangbangers who give the police all sorts of problems.