⁍ Brahim al-Aouissaoui was not on any Tunisian or French list of suspected jihadists, police in both countries said.

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⁍ Though he was arrested for knife crime four years ago as a teenager, and had given up drugs and alcohol and taken up prayer, Aouissaoui was not on any Tunisian or French list of suspected jihadists, police in both countries said.

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⁍ Thursday’s attack ended when police shot Aouissaoui, who is now in critical condition.

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– Brahim al-Aouissaoui’s family in Tunisia says the 21-year-old, who was shot by police after Thursday’s attack in Nice, told them he had just arrived in the city and was looking for a place to sleep. “He said he would leave the building in the morning and look for a Tunisian to speak to and see if he could stay with them or find a job,” Aouissaoui’s brother Yassin tells Reuters. “I want to work like everyone else and get married, buy a house and a car just like anyone.” Aouissaoui was arrested for knife crime as a teenager and had given up drugs and alcohol, but he was not on any Tunisian or French list of suspected jihadists, police in both countries say. He was carrying a Koran and a long knife used in the killings, police say. Another two knives were found next to his bag, police say. In the Aouissaoui family home in Thina, a dowdy suburb of Sfax, his parents and nine siblings wept as they spoke. When the television reports showed the scene of the attack they recognized it from his video call. They had not seen Aouissaoui since September when he boarded a small boat for Lampedusa, the Italian island that is a main arrival point for immigrants to Europe. Though many other young men in their area have made that journey, his family says Aouissaoui had not told them of any specific plans. “I want to work like everyone else and get married,” Yassin says.