A man was killed Wednesday morning at Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport by police shooting after brandishing a knife, we learned from airport and police sources. “Demonstrating composure, the police neutralized this morning a threatening individual in possession of a knife at Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport”, indicates the Paris police headquarters on its Twitter account.
A man was killed Wednesday morning at Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport by police shooting after brandishing a knife, we learned from airport and police sources. “Demonstrating composure, the police neutralized this morning a threatening individual in possession of a knife at Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport”, indicates the Paris police headquarters on its Twitter account.
Demonstrating composure, the police this morning neutralized a threatening individual in possession of a knife at the airport of #Roissy Charles de Gaulle. pic.twitter.com/KBtVKQVtbH
— Prefecture of Police (@prefpolice) August 10, 2022
Only one shot was fired
The facts took place at terminal 2F around 8:20 a.m., “a homeless person was bothering security agents and the border police (PAF) were called in to help evacuate him”, indicates an airport source. The man has moved away, while insulting them, then turns around and pulls out a knife. One of the police officers then used his weapon, according to police sources.
An AFP photographer who witnessed the scene explained that “a tall colored man brandished an object that looked like a knife towards the police. A warning was given but he came forward and a policeman fired. Only one shot was fired,” said the witness. The victim was put on a stretcher and evacuated to an area not accessible to passengers, said the photographer.