31-year-old Tunisian French national told cops he was delivering ice cream
The monster behind the wheel of a box truck that plowed into Bastille Day revelers in Nice late Thursday – killing at least 84 – was a creepy petty criminal prone to violence, but not seen by police or neighbors as a religious fanatic, according to French reports.
Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, 31, once drove a delivery truck for a living, but he rented the 19-ton Renault that he turned into a killing machine on the seaside promenade where French citizens and tourists had just watched a fireworks show. Scores more were injured by what authorities called an act of terror that only ended when police shot and killed Bouhlel.
