A simple situation of self-defense or a new police blunder? On Saturday morning in Paris, police officers on bicycles seriously injured two occupants of a car suspected of having refused a check. According to a source close to the investigation, the driver, a 38-year-old man shot in the chest, saw his condition improve over the weekend. The passenger, on the other hand, injured in the head, died, we learned this Sunday evening. The two rear passengers were not injured and were heard by the authorities.
The facts took place in the 18th arrondissement, in the north of the capital, according to a police source, confirming information from BFM TV. Police officers first noticed “a car with four passengers, one of whom was not wearing his seatbelt”. As they approach, the car “takes flight at very high speed and rushes on a crew of police on mountain bikes”again according to the police account.
officials “use their weapons” and seriously injure “the driver and a passenger”immediately taken to hospital. “Some of the occupants are known to the services. They say they used alcohol and cannabis.reported a source familiar with the matter.
The IGPN has opened an investigation
A survey for “attempted intentional homicide on a person holding public authority” was opened and entrusted to the 2nd district of the Paris judicial police (2nd DPJ), said the Paris prosecutor’s office. Another survey, for “willful violence with a weapon by persons holding public authority” this time, entrusted to the General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN), was also opened.
This Sunday afternoon, three police officers – two men and a woman – were taken into custody. Being able to last up to forty-eight hours, police custody is justified, according to a source close to the investigation, because of the seriousness of the injuries.
This news item is reminiscent of a similar case that took place at the end of April in the center of the capital. A police officer opened fire on a car heading towards Pont-Neuf in an attempt to escape control, killing two of its occupants and injuring a third person. The officer who fired the shots was later charged.
Update : this Sunday at 3:30 p.m. with the announcement of the police custody and details of the injuries to the members of the vehicle and at 8:55 p.m. with the announcement of the death of the passenger.