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Paris Opens Two Probes After Three Homeless People Are Found Dead in Days

NGOs warn shelters are strained after a record year of homelessness deaths.

Une tente de personne sans domicile fixe à Paris, le 25 novembre 2025

Overview

  • The Paris prosecutor opened two inquiries to determine causes of death and identify three people found dead between late last week and Monday.
  • On Sunday, a man in his fifties was found unresponsive on Rue René Boulanger in the 10th arrondissement and died despite resuscitation attempts.
  • On Monday around 07:30, a municipal worker alerted emergency services for a man in his fifties on boulevard Marguerite de Rochechouart in the 9th arrondissement who then died.
  • Earlier in the week, a woman was found dead inside a tent near Montparnasse, reported on boulevard Vaugirard in the 15th arrondissement, with firefighters confirming her death.
  • None of the victims had identity documents; at least two medico-legal death certificates with obstacles were issued and the bodies were sent to the Institut médico-légal pending forensic examinations, as NGOs cite 912 homeless deaths nationwide in 2024 with 37% in Île-de-France.