This Monday, the two police officers, suspected of having shot and killed a man who appeared “threatening” near the Place de la République, were taken into custody. The victim, aged 49 and who was homeless, died after being hit four times. Two investigations have been opened.
Two police officers, suspected of having shot and killed a man who was “threatening” towards them on Sunday evening in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, were placed in police custody in the evening, we learned Monday from a close source. folder. The 49-year-old man, who was homeless according to a source familiar with the case, died after being hit four times by two police officers. One of the officers fired once, the second three times, another source familiar with the matter told AFP on Sunday. The facts took place shortly after 8:00 p.m. near the Place de la République.
Two investigations have been opened
According to the first elements of the investigation, which have yet to be verified, the man first threatened a dog with a handgun. As the two police officers on patrol approached him, he turned towards them, pointing them with his weapon, another source close to the case assured Sunday evening. The police then opened fire. “He does not seem to have uttered any particular words to the police but was indeed threatening,” said a police source on Sunday.
Two investigations have been opened. One for “attempted murder of a person holding public authority” was entrusted to the second district of the Paris judicial police and will have to clarify the motivations of the man, the Paris prosecutor’s office had indicated on Sunday. The other, at the General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN), concerns police shootings, and was opened for “willful violence resulting in death without intention to give it”.